Upper Midwest Crucial to Kerry's Hopes
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In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes &#151; the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.
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John Kerry headed to closely divided Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to tell voters he could produce better, higher-paying jobs from the White House than President Bush has.
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The presidential debate on Sept. 30 confirmed my interest in John Kerry for president. His explanations of what he intends to do must surpass George W. Bush.
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US President George W Bush and his White House rival John Kerry have been racing from one Midwestern battleground state to another as election day looms.
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There is no reason to believe Illinois will provide much drama on Election Night. The last News 25/Pantagraph poll of the campaign shows John Kerry comfortably ahead in his quest for Illinois electoral votes.
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US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will switch to macho politics when he makes an atypical hunting trip to rural Ohio in a bid to woo traditionalist male voters, while President George W. Bush courts Catholics in Pennsylvania less than two week before election day.
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He visits Wilkes-Barre, says foe plans big cuts; Bush camp calls the attack misleading. By Joe McDermott. WILKES-BARRE | Democrat John Kerry hit on characteristic themes and scares Tuesday - including the
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WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - President George W. Bush appeared to be making a move on Democratic turf in the country&#39;s heartland but his challenger John Kerry fought hard in other key swing states ahead of Tuesday&#39;s election, polls showed Friday.
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US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry focused their attention on the crucial Midwestern region as they began criss-crossing key battleground states 18 days before the election.
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At first glance, John Kerryâs strong showing in Illinois and Barack Obamaâs overwhelming win suggest continued tough times for state Republicans.
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Everything seemed to be in place for a powerful run by John Kerry in Ohio after Labor Day. Yet polls suggest that Mr. Kerry has actually lost ground.
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GREEN BAY, WisconsinââDemocrat John Kerry appealed to voters to elect a president _ namely, him _ who will ``trust you with the truth,Â´Â´ and quickened the pace of a campaign now in its final week.
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Sen. John Kerry is having trouble wooing fellow Roman Catholics in Iowa and Wisconsin. President Bush is short of his expected Catholic count in Michigan and Minnesota. Once reliably Democratic, Catholics have become one of the most complicated and coveted swing voting blocs.
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John Kerry may not win Ohio without attracting votes from sportsmen. That&#39;s why he took time in the final weeks of the election campaign to hunt geese in Boardman, Ohio, yesterday.
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Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, with a combined 27 electoral votes, have the potential to be pivotal in this election.
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There is only one swing state that will determine the outcome in this upcoming election -- and it&#39;s not located in the Midwest.
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For John Kerry to win Ohio, he must look to a yet-to-be calculated number of uncounted votes and hope he can win enough to overcome President Bush's lead in the state.