Both candidates were campaigning in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Even though there was heavy rain and wind, Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of about 9,000 at Widener University in Chester, just outside Philadelphia (nytimes.com). The heavy rain forces McCain to cancel his outdoor rally in Quakertown. In Hershey Pa McCain criticized Obama for his half an hour television ad airing tonight before the World Series (Politico.com). The polls show Senator Obama with a double digit lead of John McCain (Politico.com). McCain is hoping to win over working class voters and Senior citizens. He is competing for the same people who supported Hillary Clinton (Politico.com). McCain and Sarah Palin are expected to return to Pennsylvania several times in the next week and according to aides Obama may not return again (Politico.com).
John McCain has a big challenge in Pennsylvania which has not voted Republican in a presidential election since 1988 (nytimes.com). Obama continued to discuss tax breaks for the middle class and McCain continued to criticize Obama's tax policies (nytimes.com).
The Electoral College makes some states like Pennsylvania incredibly important to victory. Pennsylvania has 21 electoral votes that can make a big difference in the Electoral College. In the coming week, the election will focused on key battleground states. While Obama is ahead of McCain in both Pennsylvania (9 points) and Colorado (8 points), the race can always change. Some people have speculated race to be an issue in western Pennsylvania promoting people to vote McCain but that has yet to be proven and Obama supporters remain enthusiastic. It is up to Senator Obama to keep his lead in the key battleground states as Election Day approaches.
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http://find.politico.com/index.cfm?sort=date&adv=0&reporters=&dt=1&key=Pennsylvania
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/us/politics/29campaign.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=pennsylvania&st=cse&oref=slogin
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