Presidential Candidates Make Last Pitch to Voters
190 views · Published 4 November 2008 · 1:32 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
On their last full day of campaigning, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican John McCain swept across the country, making final appeals to their supporters. Obama urged his followers not to take victory for granted. McCain, meanwhile, painted himself as an underdog fighting to the end. National opinion polls give Obama a lead over McCain. Under the U.S. system, each state is allotted electoral votes. The candidate who wins at least 270 becomes president.
