Must Win for McCain

Former Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Ridge, has publicly stated that, "Unless we win Pennsylvania, I don't think he (John McCain) is elected." This is a bold statement from a former governor that knows his state has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the time before he himself was in office. Currently in Pennsylvania, polls show Obama with an 8 to 13 percent lead over McCain. But even with the substantial leads in most polls, the current Governor, Ed Rendell, has asked Obama, Hillary, and Bill Clinton to make appearances over the last eight days of the campaign. And Obama himself has schedule two stops in Pennsylvania for the upcoming week. These stops were added just this past weekend by his campaign in order to assure the Democratic candidate the electoral votes of this large swing state.
However, the McCain campaign has already planned for its own final push and has scheduled both McCain and Palin in at least two stops apiece during the last days of campaigning. While both parties' events are anticipated to have high attendances the reality that any voters will be swayed over the last view days is very minimal. The purpose of the final rallies is to reinforce the importance to people that they must show up at the polls on Election Day.