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Berry, a Dearborn native, said that his hometown has a large support base for Obama...
...their manufacturing jobs in the last seven years, giving Democrats an opening. Still, it is seen as Republican territory. Sarah Palin chose Northwest Ohio's Bowling Green University last week to roll out new accusations of Obama's links to radicals. Expect more such red meat appeals to the base. Meanwhile, in an effort to expand past his Toledo stronghold, Obama sent Joe Biden and Bill Clinton to rallies in factory towns like Lima and Marion in recent days. Result, says Rademacher: "Northwest Ohio is just too close to call...
...from either party have rarely stopped in Indiana this close to Election Day, because they had little reason to. The Republican bastion hasn't voted for a Democrat since LBJ in 1964. So the very fact that the McCain campaign felt it had to dispatch Palin to rally its base showed just how vulnerable the GOP is this year. "Everything is showing this thing is absolutely in a dead heat, and suddenly, Indiana makes a difference," says Ed Feigenbaum, publisher of Indiana Legislative Insight, a non-partisan chronicle of the state's politics...
...Coliseum here. In recent weeks, the Republicans have been relying on Palin visits to draw excitement - and news headlines, but McCain has just scheduled a visit to Indianapolis on Monday afternoon, his first visit to the state since July 1. "It's about time they fire up the base," Meisler said...
...supporters. The incumbent Republican governor, Mitch Daniels, is popular and has cast himself as change agent. He was an early McCain supporter, but has been reluctant to appear at Palin's rallies. "It's a changed environment, a challenging environment, and he wants to appeal beyond his party's base," says Feigenbaum...