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...introductions on the stump, South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who is one of McCain's closest friends, calls the Republican nominee "John The Fighting McCain." This fighting motif, which McCain debuted at the end of his convention speech in Minneapolis, now occupies the thematic center of McCain's message. "Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. America is worth fighting for. We never give up. We never quit," he calls out at the end of each rally, raising his voice and building the excitement of the crowds...
...When McCain first delivered those lines in his convention speech, he seemed to struggle with the rhythm. Salter, his speechwriter and adviser, sat in the front row at the convention hall urging McCain not to stop the delivery as the crowd noise built. Today, McCain delivers the same words with a verve and confidence that seemed previously lacking. He enters the final 96 hours of the campaign facing down extraordinary headwinds, aiming for one of the most unlikely electoral upsets in U.S. history. It is the underdog position that McCain has long embraced, and the old warrior shows no sign...
...photos from McCain's final days on the campaign trail...
...thousand votes. But look beneath the surface and you'll see this binary, blue-and-red world dissolve into an uncommonly complicated state that insiders divide into "The Five Ohios." Each of these five regions has its own distinct culture, its own brand of politics. Barack Obama and John McCain know this, and both candidates use different messages and tactics in each area to press their advantages and defend weak flanks...
...Ohio's largest population centers are not really in play this election season, according to Eric Rademacher, co-director of the Ohio Poll. McCain likely will perform well in southwest Ohio, which includes Cincinnati, Dayton and their exurbs, despite Obama's success registering new voters and his strength among Cincinnati's African-American population. "McCain expects his core voters to come out" in Cincinnati, Rademacher says. "Obama is just trying to minimize the damage...