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(CNN) –- After months of rallies, speeches, diner visits and rope lines, the presidential campaign trail comes to an end Tuesday.

The candidates will cast their ballots, hold a few final events to meet voters on Election Day, and then await the outcome in nominees’ hometowns.

John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, will cast his ballot in Phoenix, Arizona. His schedule then places him in Grand Junction, Colorado, for a rally and an event in nearby Albuquerque, New Mexico.

President Bush won Colorado and New Mexico four years ago, but recent polls have shown Obama with an advantage there.

Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s running mate, will vote in Wasilla, Alaska, and then make her way to Arizona for the Republican Election Night party.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans on voting in Chicago, Illinois. He is then scheduled to visit Indianapolis, Indiana for an event.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Indiana showed a tight race. McCain led Obama by 1-point, 47 percent to 46 percent. The polls were conducted October 26 through November 2.

Obama will return to Chicago for Election Night festivities.

Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is expected to meet voters in Virginia on Tuesday.

A recent CNN Poll of Polls in Virginia showed Obama leading McCain by 5-points, 50 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted October 26 through November 2.

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(CNN) — It's almost over. The presidential contenders have just a few hours to stump for votes before polls open and one of the longest, most expensive and exciting presidential campaigns in recent memory draws to close.

Trailing in most national polls and at an apparent disadvantage in many battleground states, Republican presidential nominee John McCain has a punishing schedule Monday. Campaign events are scheduled in seven states.

McCain begins the day meeting voters in Tampa, Florida. He then attends rallies in Blountville, Tennessee; Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis, Indiana; Roswell, New Mexico; and Henderson, Nevada. He ends the day in Prescott, Arizona.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate, has a busy day ahead of her as well. She is scheduled to attend rallies in five states: Lakewood, Ohio; Jefferson City, Missouri; Dubuque, Iowa; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Reno and Elko, Nevada.

Following the Nevada rally, Palin is expected to fly to Alaska, where she will cast her ballot on Tuesday morning.

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Meanwhile, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will hold events in three states. He begins the day in Jacksonville, Florida. He then travels to Charlotte, North Carolina, followed by a rally in Manassas, Virginia.

Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, campaigns in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania. He's expected to hold rallies in Zanesville and Copley, Ohio, and Lee's Summit, Missouri. He ends the day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The GOP seems to be spending the day on defense: With the exception of Pennsylvania, President Bush carried each of the states the two tickets plans on visiting Monday.

A national CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Sunday showed Obama leading McCain by 7 points, 53 percent to 46 percent. The poll was conducted October 30 through November 1 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.

A CNN Poll of Polls, also released Sunday, showed Obama leading McCain 51 percent to 44 percent. The polls were conducted October 28 through November 1.

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(CNN) – Battleground states Ohio and Pennsylvania dominate the candidates' schedules Friday.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain, on the second day of his bus tour through Ohio, holds rallies in Hanoverton, Steubenville, New Philadelphia and Columbus.

Meanwhile, McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is scheduled to visit Pennsylvania, meeting voters in Latrobe and York.

Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, begins the day with a rally in Delaware, his home state. He's then expected to travel to Ohio for rallies in Kettering and Lima.

Ohio, with its 20 electoral votes, and Pennsylvania, which carries 21 electoral votes, have been two of the most visited states during the General Election period by the presidential tickets. The presidential and vice-presidential candidates have to each state more than 40 times, according to a CNN count of campaign visits since June 8.

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The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Ohio showed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with an 8-point lead over McCain, 50 percent to 42 percent. The polls were conducted October 22 through October 27.

Obama holds a considerable lead in Pennsylvania as well. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in the state — released Thursday — showed Obama leading McCain by 11 points, 53 percent to 42 percent. The polls were conducted October 23 through October 28.

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Obama, meanwhile, plans to hold a rally in Des Moines, Iowa and then heads to an event in Highland, Indiana.

In Iowa, he leads McCain by 12 points — 52 percent to 40 percent — in the most recent CNN Poll of Polls in the state. The polls were conducted October 19 through October 24.

The race in Indiana is much closer, according to recent polls. McCain leads Obama by 1 point, 47 percent to 46 percent, in a CNN Poll of Polls in Indiana. The poll of polls was released on Thursday. The polls were conducted October 23 through 28.

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(CNN) — John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, barnstorms across Ohio Thursday.

His schedule calls for rallies, events and media interviews in Defiance, Sandusky, Elyria and Mentor, Ohio.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Ohio showed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama with an 8-point lead over McCain, 50 percent to 42 percent. The polls were conducted October 22 through October 27.

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Obama is scheduled to begin his day in Florida, with a rally in Sarasota. He is then expected to attend a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia and hopscotch to Columbia, Missouri, for a rally.

A CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll in Florida released Wednesday showed Obama leading McCain 51 to 47 percent. The poll was conducted October 23 through October 28 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 points.

The race is close in Missouri as well, with a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Wednesday showing a statistical dead heat. McCain led Obama by two points, 50 percent to 48 percent. The poll was conducted October 23 through October 28 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 points.

The vice presidential nominees — Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and Democratic Sen. Joe Biden — will campaign in the same states Thursday. They're both visiting battleground states Missouri and Pennsylvania.

Palin's schedule includes a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She then travels to Pennsylvania for a national security roundtable and a rally in Erie, and a rally in Williamsport.

Meanwhile, Biden will attend a rally in Arnold, Missouri and then head to Pennsylvania for rallies in Allentown and Willamsport.

A CNN Poll of Polls in Pennsylvania released Wednesday showed Obama with an 11-point lead over McCain, 53 percent to 42 percent. The polls were conducted October 19 through October 27.

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(CNN) — Both presidential contenders are scheduled to visit battleground prize Florida Wednesday, looking to capture the state's 27 electoral votes.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain begins the day with a rally in Miami, holds a roundtable discussion about national security in Tampa and ends his swing through the state with an event in Palm Beach.

Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to hold a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, and then make his way to Florida, where he's scheduled to hold rallies in Sunrise and Kissimmee.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Florida, released Tuesday, showed Obama leading by 4 points over McCain, 49 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted October 23 through October 26.

Florida's voters have already begun casting ballots. The state's early voting period began on October 20 and runs through November 2. As of Tuesday, about 1.2 million voters cast ballots in person.

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Obama's running mate, vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, will also be in Florida, attending an event in Jupiter.

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, plans to deliver an economic policy speech in Toledo, Ohio. Her plans then call for rallies in Bowling Green and Chillicothe. Palin ends her day with a rally in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

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President Bush won Ohio and Indiana during the past two presidential elections, but the McCain-Palin ticket is very much on the defensive in both states this year.

A CNN Poll of Polls in Ohio released Tuesday showed Obama leading McCain by 6 points, 50 to 44 percent. The polls were conducted October 19 through October 27.

In Indiana, the most recent CNN Poll of Polls showed McCain with a 1-point edge over Obama, 48 percent to 47 percent. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 26.

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The McCain campaign began running ads in Indiana for the first time last week, according to TNS Media Intelligence/Campaign Media Analysis Group, CNN's consultant on campaign ad spending.

The McCain campaign spent nearly $250,000 on ads from October 19 through October 25. In contrast, the Obama campaign spent about $1.8 million on campaign ads during the same period.

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(CNN) — On Tuesday, the Republican ticket plans to visit Pennsylvania, a state that is key to their electoral map strategy.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain trails his Democratic opponent by double digits in recent polls conducted in the state, but the campaign has said they are buoyed by internal numbers not showing up in public polling.

McCain's schedule calls for rallies in Hershey and Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is expected to join him at both rallies.

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McCain is then scheduled to travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina, for a rally.

Palin, meanwhile, will continue to campaign in Pennsylvania, attending rallies in Shippensburg and University Park.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Pennsylvania showed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leading McCain by 10 points, 51 percent to 41 percent. The polls were conducted October 16 through October 22.

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Obama is expected to meet voters in Pennsylvania as well, holding a rally in Chester. He attended a rally in Pittsburgh on Monday.

The visits arrive on the heels of Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell urging the Obama campaign to visit the state before Election Day.

"Sen. McCain and [Alaska Gov. Sarah] Palin have literally camped out here," Rendell said last week. "They are here all the time. And people are beginning to notice that."

"We don't want to take any chances," he continued. "[Obama is] so popular when comes in. He turns undecided voters who listen to him, listen to his economic plan, and we want to nail this thing down."

Following the Pennsylvania rally, Obama is scheduled to travel to Virginia for rallies in Harrisonburg and Norfolk.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Virginia showed Obama with a 7-point lead over McCain, 51 percent to 44 percent. The polls were conducted October 20 through October 26.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden campaigns in Florida for a second straight day, attending rallies in Ocala and Melbourne.

Obama leads McCain 48 percent to 46 percent in the most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Florida. The polls were conducted October 13 through October 26.

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(CNN) – On Monday, a week before Election Day, the presidential contenders are both focusing on the same states: Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain plans on holding a meeting concerning the economy in Cleveland and then travels to Dayton, Ohio for a rally. He is also scheduled to hold a rally in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Meanwhile, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is expected to meet voters in Canton, Ohio, and then travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a rally.

The presidential candidates have traveled to Ohio and Pennsylvania — key states for the electoral strategies of both tickets — the most this year, according to a CNN count of candidate visits since June 8.

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The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Ohio showed Obama leading McCain by 5 points, 49 percent to 44 percent. The polls were conducted October 16 through October 22.

Recent polls indicate McCain is trailing in Pennsylvania as well. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls there showed Obama leading McCain by 10 points, 51 percent to 41 percent. The polls were conducted 51 percent to 41 percent.

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is scheduled to pay a visit to Virginia. She plans to attend a series of rallies in Leesburg, Fredericksburg and Salem.

The GOP is playing defense in Virginia; President Bush carried the state in 2000 and 2004. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Virginia shows Obama leading McCain 51 to 43 percent. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 21.

Senator Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, plans to attend rallies in Greenville, North Carolina, and New Port Richey, Florida – two more states won by President Bush during the past two presidential elections.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Florida showed Obama holding a 3-point lead over McCain. The polls were conducted October 13 through October 21.

In North Carolina, a recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corp. poll indicated Obama had a 4-point lead over McCain, 51 percent to 47 percent. The poll was conducted October 19 through October 21 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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(CNN) — With just 11 days of campaigning left, here's another sign of just how much the presidential election is being fought on Republican turf: the Democratic vice presidential nominee plans on visiting West Virginia and Virginia Friday.

Sen. Joe Biden is expected to meet voters at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia.

Prior to 2000, West Virginia was staunchly Democratic in its presidential election voting, going for the Republican only three times dating back to 1956. President Bush won the state in 2000 and 2004 by appealing to its socially conservative voters through issues like abortion and gun control.

Recent polls in the state suggest the race is close. A CNN Poll of Polls in West Virginia released Thursday showed Republican presidential nominee John McCain with a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Barack Obama, 47 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 21.

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Biden is then scheduled to visit Martinsville and Danville in Virginia, another state won by President Bush in 2000 and 2004. A CNN Poll of Polls in Virginia — also released Thursday — showed Obama with a considerable advantage over McCain, leading 51 percent to 43 percent. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 21.

Obama is visiting his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. No public events are planned. He is scheduled to return to the campaign trail on Saturday.

The Republican ticket is focusing on Colorado, Pennsylvania and Missouri Friday.

McCain is scheduled to hold rallies and events in Denver, Colorado Springs and Durango, Colorado.

CNN's John King reported earlier this week that some in the McCain camp view their chances of winning Colorado as bleak. Other sources within the campaign told King that McCain campaign manager Rick Davis believes the state is still winnable.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Colorado showed Obama with a 6-point lead over McCain, 50 percent to 44 percent.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is scheduled to deliver a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then make her way to Missouri.

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Her schedule calls for a rally at Missouri State University and then an NHL game in St. Louis, where she's dropping the puck. It's the second time this year the self-described "hockey mom" will be dropping the puck, having done so at a Philadelphia Flyers game on October 11.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Missouri showed McCain with a two-point advantage over Obama, 48 percent to 46 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 19.

In between the rally and the hockey game, Palin and her husband, Todd, are scheduled to give depositions to the Alaska Personnel Board. The board is investigating whether Palin unfairly fired the state's public safety director. Palin has denied any wrongdoing.

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(CNN) — Republican presidential nominee John McCain's schedule on Thursday calls for a swing through the battleground state of Florida.

Rallies and events are planned in Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Altamonte Springs, Orlando, Plant City and Sarasota.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Florida showed Obama with a three-point lead over McCain in Florida, 49 percent to 46 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 15.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to meet voters in Indianapolis, Indiana. The state has voted for the Democratic candidate during presidential elections just once during the past 70 years.

Recent polls, however, show a tight race in Indiana. A CNN/Time/Opinion Research indicated McCain had a five-point advantage over Obama, 51 percent to 46 percent. The poll was conducted October 3 through October 6, and had a margin of error of plus or minus of 4 percentage points.

The Obama campaign has spent about $4.6 million in ad spending in Indiana during the past 30 days.

The Republican National Committee has picked up the slack for McCain in Indiana, but has been vastly outspent by the Obama campaign. The RNC has spent about $1.1 million during the same period.

Following the rally in Indianapolis, Obama is expected to leave the campaign trail and visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. He plans to return to the campaign on Saturday, Obama campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Monday.

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The other half the Democratic ticket, vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, will be in North Carolina, yet another traditionally Republican state that the Democrats are hoping to flip on Election Day.

He's scheduled to attend rallies at universities and colleges in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh.

A CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll released Wednesday showed Obama with a 4-point lead over McCain in North Carolina, 51 percent to 47 percent. The poll was conducted October 19 through October 21, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

The race was deadlocked at 49 percent in the same poll two weeks ago. That poll was conducted October 3 through October 6, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is expected to hold a rally in Troy, Ohio. She spoke to voters at three events Tuesday, with McCain joining her at two of them.

A CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Tuesday showed Obama with a 4-point lead in Ohio. The poll was conducted October 19 through October 21 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Palin is then scheduled to travel to Beaver, Pennsylvania for a rally. The McCain campaign is increasingly focusing on the state, which carries 21 electoral votes. McCain held rallies in the state on Tuesday and visited the state twice last week.

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CNN) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pays a visit to Virginia Wednesday and the Republican presidential ticket plans to campaign in Ohio.

Obama is scheduled to appear at rallies in Richmond and Leesburg, Virginia, where early voting began a week ago.

Penny Gross, a supervisor of Mason District, located in the northern Virginia county of Fairfax, said she was taken back by the turnout. "I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd, surprised at the variety and quite frankly, the numbers," she said.

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A recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll in Virginia showed Obama leading McCain by 10 points, 53 percent to 43 percent. The poll, conducted October 11 through October 14, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.

Joe Biden, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, continues his bus tour through Colorado, a critical battleground state. He's scheduled to hold rallies in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. On Tuesday, Biden visited Greeley in the northeastern part of the state and Commerce City, located near Denver.

McCain is scheduled to begin his day meeting voters in Manchester, New Hampshire. A CNN Poll of Polls released Tuesday showed Obama leading McCain 52 percent to 44 percent in the state. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 19.

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He then heads to Ohio, where's he's scheduled to appear at rallies in Green and Cincinnati.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is expected to join him at those rallies after campaigning in Findlay, Ohio, earlier in the day.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in Ohio showed Obama with a three-point edge over McCain, 48 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 19.

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(CNN) — Republican presidential nominee John McCain is not giving up on Pennsylvania despite recent polls that suggest he has a lot of ground to make up during the next two weeks.

He plans to campaign there Tuesday, holding rallies in Bensalem, Harrisburg and Moon Township. The swing through the state comes on the heels of a visit to Blue Bell on Tuesday last week, Downingtown on Thursday, and a couple of visits to Philadelphia during the past few days.

The two presidential tickets have visited the state more than 30 times since June 8, according to a CNN count.

The most recent CNN poll of polls in Pennsylvania showed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leading McCain 53 percent to 40 percent. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 19.

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Obama's schedule calls for rallies in Lake Worth and Miami, Florida. On Monday, he spoke at a rally in Tampa and was joined by New York Senator Hillary Clinton at another rally in Orlando.

The state, which carries 27 electoral votes, began its early voting period Monday.

Following a series of rallies on Monday in nearby Colorado, Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, will be campaigning in Nevada. She's expected to hold rallies in Reno and Henderson.

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Early voting began in Nevada on Saturday, October 18, and continues through October 31.

In Clark County, where more than 70 percent of Nevada's population lives, more than 45,000 people voted during the weekend, the county's registrar of voters, Harvard L. Lomax, told the Las Vegas Sun Monday.

Of that number, more than half were Democratic voters, Lomax said. More than 11,000 were Republican voters and just over 7,000 voters had no party affiliation.

Nearly 12,000 votes were mailed in, he said. Nearly 5,400 of the mail-in votes were Republican, more than 4,900 were Democratic, and just over 1,500 had no party affiliation.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to begin a bus tour in Colorado. He's expected to meet voters in Greeley and Commerce City.

A recent CNN poll of polls in the state showed Obama with a six-point lead over McCain. The polls were conducted October 8 through October 14.

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CNN) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will be in Florida Monday, when the state begins its early voting period.

He is scheduled to campaign in Tampa and Orlando, located along the Interstate 4 corridor, a region key to both candidates' strategies for winning the state. New York Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to campaign with Obama in Orlando.

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls for the state showed Obama leading Republican presidential nominee John McCain by three points, 49 percent to 46 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 15.

McCain plans to visit Missouri, making stops in St. Charles, Columbia and Belton.

A recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll showed McCain with a one-point advantage in the state. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, which renders McCain's lead statistically insignificant. The poll was conducted October 11 through October 14.

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Meanwhile, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is scheduled to make a swing through two Western states crucial to the GOP's hopes of holding onto the White House.

She campaigns in Reno, Nevada, and Colorado, holding rallies in Loveland, Grand Junction and Colorado Springs.

Recent CNN Poll of Polls suggest Obama has an advantage among voters in both states.

He has a four-point advantage in Nevada, 49 percent to 45 percent. Those polls were conducted September 28 through October 9.

Obama leads McCain by six points in Colorado, 50 percent to 44 percent. The polls were conducted October 8 through October 14.

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(CNN) – Republican presidential nominee John McCain plans to campaign in Florida Friday, while his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, will pay a visit to Virginia.

McCain’s schedule includes a rally in Miami and Melbourne, Florida. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls showed that he has ground to make up in the state. Obama leads McCain by four points, 49 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted October 4 through October 14.

Florida begins its early voting period on Monday, October 20.

Obama, scheduled to attend a rally in Roanoke, Virginia, is hoping to pick off a state that hasn’t backed a Democrat for president in 44 years.

A CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll released Wednesday indicated a 10-point lead for Obama, 53 percent to 43 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

An update of the CNN Electoral College map Wednesday moved Virginia and its 13 electoral votes from the category of a tossup state to a state that is leaning toward Obama.

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Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, is scheduled to hold rallies in West Chester, Ohio and Noblesville, Indiana.

The Democratic ticket has visited Indiana six times since June 8, according to a CNN count. During the same period, the GOP ticket has made one visit.

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Democrats have won Indiana just once during a presidential election in the last 70 years, so the Republicans’ focus on other states is not surprising.

But, the most recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll in the Hoosier state showed McCain with only a five-point lead, 51 percent to 46 percent. The poll, conducted October 3 through October 6, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is scheduled to make a swing through the Southwest, holding rallies in Messilla, New Mexico and Henderson, Nevada.

Nevada is a tossup state, according to a CNN analysis of the electoral map. A CNN Poll of Polls in that state had Obama leading 49 percent to 45 percent. The polls were conducted September 28 through October 9.

Rallies, talk shows and a dinner

(CNN) – Both presidential candidates are scheduled to attend the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York City today.

Prior to the dinner, Republican presidential nominee John McCain is expected to attend a rally in Downington, Pennsylvania. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls in the state shows McCain trailing Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama 52 percent to 40 percent. The polls were conducted October 3 through October 12, 2008.

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He is also expected to appear on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” making up for an earlier cancellation that left the talk show host fuming.

Obama is scheduled to attend a rally in Londonderry, New Hampshire, a state that is increasingly trending to his advantage. The most recent CNN Poll of Polls there showed him leading 51 percent to 42 percent. The polls were conducted September 25 through October 8.

Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, has a busy day ahead of her. She is expected to hold a media interview in Manchester, New Hampshire, hold a rally in Bangor, Maine, and then travel to Elon and Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Republican ticket is slipping in North Carolina. The Southern state has voted for a Republican candidate in nine of the last 10 presidential elections. But, a weak economy and shifting demographics have put the state in play. A recent CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll showed the race there deadlocked at 49 percent. The poll was conducted October 3-6.

Maine is one of two states in the country that splits its electoral votes according to the statewide and congressional district popular vote. Two of the state’s electoral votes go to the statewide winner. One electoral vote is given to the winner of each of the state’s two congressional districts.

Bangor is located in the state’s 2nd congressional district. President Bush lost the district by one percentage point in 2000 and by about 6 percentage points in 2004.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is traveling to Los Angeles, taping appearances on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and the “Ellen Degeneres Show.”

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With the last Presidential Debate now behind them, Obama and McCain are scheduled to speak tonight at the Alfred E. Smith dinner, a political tradition that dates back to 1945. It honors the first Catholic ever nominated for President and was begun by Francis J. Spellman, the Archbishop of Archdiocese of New York’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese at the time.

Al Smith, a former New York governor, was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1928. The dinner raises money for charitable causes and has featured many luminaries through the years, including several U.S. presidents and nominees, other political leaders, businessmen and in 1947 via telephone, Winston Churchill, The British Prime Minister during World War II.

* Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama square off in tonight’s third and final Presidential General Election Debate at Hofstra University

* Gov. Sarah Palin participates in a “Road to Victory Rally” in Dover, NH

* Sen. Joe Biden campaigns at Ohio State University in Newark, OH

* Sen. John McCain participates at a rally at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA

* Gov. Sarah Palin participates in a “Road to Victory Rally” in Scranton, PA

* Sen. Barack Obama is in Oregon, OH with no public events scheduled

* Sen. Joe Biden participates in a “Change We Need” rally at Ohio University in Clairsville, OH

* Sen. John McCain campaigns in Wilmington, NC

* Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Richmond, VA

* Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Toledo, OH

* Sen. Joe Biden campaigns in Manchester, NH

* Sen. John McCain campaigns in La Crosse, WI

* Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Cincinnati, OH

* Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Columbus, OH

* Sen. Joe Biden campaigns in Springfield, MO

* Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin campaign in Waukesha, WI

* Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Cincinnati, OH

* Sen. Joe Biden campaigns in Liberty, MO

* Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin campaign in Bethlehem, PA

* Sen. Barack Obama campaigns in Indianapolis, IN

* Sen. Joe Biden campaigns in Tampa, FL