Into the Final Stretch!

We're heading into the final stretch and it appears that the focus on the economy is helping Obama. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, McCain does to get the the polls moving back in his direction. Unless there is a terrorist attack or some other national security issue, McCain is going to have to come up with something creative to shift the momentum.

"A flurry of new polls shows Barack Obama gaining in several battleground states – most notably Florida, Pennsylvania and swing states throughout the West. Officials worry early voting, which is under way in important states such as Ohio, is likely to favor Obama in this toxic political climate. Several state GOP chairmen in interviews urged the McCain campaign to be more aggressive in hitting Obama’s vulnerabilities, such as his past relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and other problematic associations from Chicago." Nervous GOP urges McCain to attack - Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin - Politico.com: