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John McCain and Barack Obama Make Final Pitches to Voters in Swing States.

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 03, 2008 Author: Walsh, Kenneth T.

Byline: Kenneth T. Walsh

John McCain (http://www.usnews.com/features/news/politics/candidates-mccain.html) and Barack Obama (http://www.usnews.com/features/news/politics/candidates-obama.html) are ending the presidential race with a furious sprint to the finish line. Most polls suggest that Obama is maintaining a lead both nationally and in several key battleground states, but McCain is nipping at his heels in some surveys.

In his concluding message, Obama has gone back to basics, arguing that it's time for a change and that McCain would continue the unpopular policies of ...

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Obama Hopes to Find Southern Comfort in Va.

Posted Sep 18, 08 9:07 AM CDT in Politics 

Obama Hopes to Find Southern Comfort in Va.
Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

(Newser) – Barack Obama is seeking to become the first Democrat to win Virginia since LBJ in 1964. He's got a good shot, writes the New York Times: demographic changes favor his party, and Virginia has now elected two Democratic governors and a senator. But John McCain has the support of several key constituencies, and the critical race is neck-and-neck.

Democrats do best in Virginia's north, near Washington, while Republicans prevail in the rural south. But on the coast lies the critical, hard-to-predict region of Hampton Roads; while more than 500,000 people there work for the McCain-friendly military, more than 20% of the population is African-American. One Obama field worker says that "there is serious momentum here, but whatever happens, it's going to be close."

Source: New York Times

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Virginia • swing states • voters

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