INDIANAPOLIS -- About 21,000 Hoosiers turned out in the rain this morning to cheer on Barack Obama as he seeks to become the first Democratic presidential nominee to win this state since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Every four years as the polls close, Indiana is often the first state to be projected as a reliable victory for the Republican nominee.
But the polls here show this to be such a tight race that Obama is spending time and money here trying to capture Indianas 11 electoral votes two more than Colorado.
One poll shows Republican John McCain up 51 percent to 46 percent in Indiana. The last poll before that showed the candidates tied at 46 percent each.
Hoosiers turn out in masses for Obama rally :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama
Every four years as the polls close, Indiana is often the first state to be projected as a reliable victory for the Republican nominee.
But the polls here show this to be such a tight race that Obama is spending time and money here trying to capture Indianas 11 electoral votes two more than Colorado.
One poll shows Republican John McCain up 51 percent to 46 percent in Indiana. The last poll before that showed the candidates tied at 46 percent each.
Hoosiers turn out in masses for Obama rally :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama