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McCain giving up on Michigan
Republican officials say candidate is shifting resources away from the state
Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a rally at Calder Plaza with a crowd estimated at nearly 16,000 people in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Thursday.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - In a major concession, Republican John McCain has abandoned efforts to win Michigan, a Democratic-leaning battleground state the GOP presidential candidate had hoped to capture.
Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP nominee is removing staff, curtailing advertising and canceling visits to the Midwestern state, which offers 17 electoral votes. Resources will be sent to Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida and other competitive states.
News of McCain's decision came as Democrat Barack Obama prepared to take the stage for a rally at Michigan State University, his third event in the state in five days. If he knew about McCain's plans, Obama didn't mention it and continued to criticize his rival's economic policies as just a continuation of the Bush administration philosophy.
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I'm sorry, but isn't this really the beginning of the end for Quickdraw McSame? I mean... Michigan is a major electoral college state, right? This admission of defeat really is going to be a major strategic blunder.
BTW, McCain is wasting money still running ads in Idaho-- a state he has in his pocket.
This guy aparantly does not know what "strategy" means.
