Subject: [big campaign] Martin - McCain pulling out of Michigan
From: "Aniello Alioto" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:29:03 -0400
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*October 02, 2008*
*Categories:* Michigan<http://dyn.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/index.cfm/category/Michigan>
McCain
pulling out of Michigan

John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a
stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty
Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.

McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of
his staff to more competitive states.

McCain's campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Republicans had been bullish on Michigan, hopeful that McCain's past success
in the state in the 2000 primary combined with voter dissatisfaction with
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and skepticism among blue-collar voters
about Barack Obama could make it competitive.

McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin spent the night after the GOP
convention at a large rally in Macomb County, just outside Detroit.  The two
returned later last month for another sizable event in Grand Rapids.

But recent polls there have shown Obama extending what had been a small
lead, with the economic crisis damaging an already tattered GOP brand in a
state whose economy is in tatters.

A McCain event planned for next week in Plymouth, Michiigan, has been
canceled.

 *By Jonathan Martin 01:44 PM*
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Aniello Alioto
Deputy Director of State Media
Progressive Accountability
202-609-7673 (office)
502-664-2420 (cell)
AnielloA (AIM)
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