Special Report: U.S. presidential election 2008
BEIJING, Oct. 31 -- In the US. Thursday saw Republican candidate
John McCain take his campaign to a town called Defiance. His visit to the
must-win state of Ohio is seen as a bold attempt to defy polls.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee
Senator John McCain listens as he is introduced at a campaign rally at
Everglades Lumber in Miami, Florida October 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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This, just five days before the election in a bid to score an upset victory
over Democrat rival, Barack Obama.
McCain said the race for the White House is growing tighter each day. The
Arizona senator assured his supporters that he's coming back.
With Obama running ahead in many of the traditional Republican states, Ohio
is considered crucial to a McCain victory on Tuesday. McCain said he is betting
his hopes on the state, where many polls show Obama with an edge.
John McCain, Republican Presidential Candidate, said, "Yes, we will lead.
Yes, we will prosper. Yes, we will be safer. Yes, we will pass onto our children
a stronger, better country. But we must be prepared to act swiftly, boldly with
courage and wisdom. I am an American and I choose to fight. Don't give up hope,
be strong, have courage and fight."
Meanwhile, Obama spent the day in another critical battleground state:
Florida, where both candidates have made multiple appearances this week.
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U.S. Democratic Presidential nominee
Senator Barack Obama campaigns during an election rally in Sarasota,
Florida, October 30, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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Obama said President George W. Bush had driven the US economy into a
"dead-end street," and McCain would keep it buried there if he got elected.
Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential Candidate, said, "So, you've got to
ask yourself, after nine straight months of job losses, the largest drop in home
values on record, wages lower than they've been in a decade, why would we keep
driving down this dead-end street?"
The Illinois senator seized on new Federal data showing that the US economy
had shrunk in the third quarter of the year.
Obama compared McCain to a passenger in a car, waiting to take the wheel
from Bush and keep the country off-course.
National polls as well as polls from most of the states still in
competition show that Obama is still leading.
(Source: cctv.com)
