Obama showed up.
He went to places that John Kerry couldn't afford to go...
He campaigned in 18 different counties versus Kerry's nine. He had twice the number of field offices and three times the number of staffers.
In a place like suburban Cincinnati's Butler County, Obama had more field offices and staff than Kerry had in Franklin in 2004...
He outspent McCain in the state...
.And the economy just killed McCain among independents....Obama won among whites making less than $50,000....
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