Word: mccains
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...McCain campaign advisor Charles Black has been touting a much closer race - reportedly within one or two points - based on internal party polling in Iowa. But J. Ann Selzer, a leading local pollster whose company Selzer & Co.Inc of Des Moines, does the Register's poll, is skeptical. "I say show me the numbers. It sounds impossible to me," says Selzer. "I would question who are they counting as a likely voter, whether they are weighting by party ID and those weights might be outweighed. There just isn't a scenario that makes it look like this is very close...
Still, despite Obama's lead in the polls here, there is a feeling that Iowa is still in play, judging from the intensity of the campaigning. Obama drew 25,000 people to a Des Moines rally on Friday. Sarah Palin was in Dubuque Monday afternoon. Palin and McCain also visited Iowa in October. Local staffers and volunteers are still working furiously, canvassing, working the phones and there are robo-calls galore. I got one from Michelle Obama! - By Betsy Rubiner / Des Moines...
...McCain supporters were also going door-to-door across the state in a last minute push to reach likely voters. "We're very confident in Virginia because we are closing strong. We have a 20,000-strong, 72-hours volunteer force going door to door. Phone banks are full from morning to evening. We're seeing a lot of momentum and we are encouraged," says Gail Gitcho, McCain's mid-atlantic regional communications director. - By Kris Osborn...
...pictures of John McCain's final push on the campaign trail...
Pittsburgh: Where the Crunch Could Come, 7:00 a.m. E.T. Both sides must think the Pittsburgh area is going to make a difference. Yesterday, John McCain greeted 1,500 at Pittsburgh International Airport, while Hillary Clinton stopped by a suburban Pittsburgh Obama office to encourage the troops. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, was campaigning with John Murtha up the road in Johnstown, trying to buck up the anti-war but veteran-friendly Democratic Congressman. Murtha's reelection once seemed inevitable, until he labeled his constituents "racists" and "rednecks" who would find it difficult if not impossible to vote for Obama. (See pictures...