Battleground: On GOP turf

The New York Times notes, as we have, that the battleground is on Republican turf. “Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are heading into the final week of the presidential campaign planning to spend nearly all their time in states that President Bush won last time, testimony to the increasingly dire position of Mr. McCain and his party as Election Day approaches.”    COLORADO: Obama drew 100,000 in Denver yesterday. The AP said it was "so enormous and energetic that even he seemed surprised at his following… It rippled with the kind of enthusiasm found at victory rallies." Later, Obama held a rally at Colorado State and drew 45,000. "Obama's campaign is capitalizing on the scope of such rallies to get people to cast votes early, which is permitted in Colorado and more than two dozen other states. 'How many people have early-voted?' Obama said, eliciting cheers from people bundled up in fleece. 'That's what I'm talking about. No point in waiting in lines if you don't have to. ... (link)