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Outwardly, McCain's campaign expresses optimism, and aides say they expect the race to reset itself several more times. But privately some advisers acknowledge the difficult seas he is trying to navigate as the economy dominates the race. Seeking traction, McCain sought to change the story line as the week began by questioning Obama's character, particularly during a crisis. "A vote for Sen. Obama will leave this country at risk," McCain said in a scathing speech. Efforts also were under way Wednesday that suggested McCain and the Republican National Committee would start ramping up TV advertising
-- and going on the air in more media markets -- to close the spending gap in Florida, Missouri and other key states. Industry officials say Obama is shelling out $13 million this week compared with $11 million by McCain and the RNC combined. Meanwhile, it appears Obama may be padding his edge in the Electoral College vote count in battleground states. Polls show he has started pulling away from McCain in pivotal vote-rich states that Democrat John Kerry won four years ago and that McCain has made targets this year, including Michigan and Pennsylvania. Surveys also show that Obama is a few percentage points or more ahead in Ohio and Florida, two critical states that Bush won four years ago and that McCain must retain to have any hope of winning the White House. And, Obama is in strong position in longtime Republican states that are nontraditional battlegrounds, including Indiana, Virginia and North Carolina. The AP-GfK poll involved telephone interviews of a nationwide sample of 1,160 adults, including 808 likely voters, from Saturday through Tuesday. Interviews were conducted on both landline and cell phones. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points, 3.4 percentage points for likely voters. ___ On the Net: AP-GfK poll:
http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/
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