* Stratton (Orlando Sentinel): John McCain’s campaign lives or dies in Florida
Posted by Lew Weinstein on October 26, 2008
Jim Stratton writes in the Orlando Sentinel …
- John McCain‘s campaign for president lives or dies in Florida.
- A well-funded opponent and anti- GOP tide have produced an electoral map that gives McCain virtually no shot of winning the White House unless he secures Florida’s 27 electoral votes.
- So McCain is pouring his resources and energy into the Sunshine State, hoping to hold ground that has been reliably red for years.
- Two polls this week show him leading in Florida — up by a percentage point — after trailing by a small margin since late September.
- Obama, powered by an unprecedented fundraising machine, has blanketed the state with paid staff, offices and tens of thousands of volunteers.
read the entire article at … http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/orl-mccain2408oct24,0,1608600.story
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