John Edwards is scheduled to speak at Indiana University Tuesday.

THE POLL: Indianapolis Star/WTHR-TV, presidential race in
Indiana (11 electoral votes).

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 46 percent, John McCain 45 percent,
 
OF INTEREST: McCain had a 56-35 percent advantage on the question of who had the experience to lead, while Obama led 46-40 percent on who would make the better decisions about the economy. About one in five said they were undecided or could still change their mind before voting.
      THE DETAILS: Conducted by telephone Oct. 26-28 among 606 likely voters by Iowa-based Selzer and Co. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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      THE POLL: The WISH-TV Indiana Poll, presidential race in Indiana (11 electoral votes).
      THE NUMBERS: John McCain 47 percent, Barack Obama 47 percent
      OF INTEREST: A similar poll taken by the same firm last week gave Obama a 48-47 percent edge. The new poll found 48 percent giving an unfavorable rating to GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, with 45 percent favorable. The other three top candidates had better favorable ratings.
      THE DETAILS: Conducted by telephone Oct. 24-28 among 800 likely voters by Maryland-based Research 2000. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Republican John McCain is holding a series of “Joe the Plumber” events aimed at blue-collar workers as he hopes to keep Florida from swinging to Barack Obama.

He’s riding the “Straight Talk Express” from Ormond Beach on the Atlantic Coast to Sarasota on the Gulf Coast, a route that traverses the vote-rich “I-4 Corridor” through central Florida.

McCain also plans to make some informal stops along the way in between the more formal rallies.

Recent polls show McCain and Obama running close, but Obama has been bombarding Florida with TV ads while campaigning with Senator Hillary Clinton.

Early voting in Florida started Monday and about 150,000 people have already cast their ballots.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama is addressing the constant criticisms of his tax plan coming from John McCain.

McCain claims Obama wants to redistribute wealth, prompting Obama to start giving a point-by-point rebuttal of those arguments, which he’ll make today in Indiana.
 
In yet another state that voted Republican in 2004, Obama plans to tell voters that it’s he, not McCain, who would provide more new tax relief to middle-class families.

After a morning rally, Obama heads to Hawaii to visit his ill grandmother.

Yesterday in Virginia, Obama said the difference between his plan and McCain’s is in who would actually get a tax cut. He says McCain “is in cahoots with Joe the CEO.”

THE POLL: Washington Post-ABC News poll of 772 likely Ohio voters (20 electoral votes).

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama, 51 percent; John McCain, 45 percent.

OF INTEREST: Obama’s lead revolves around the worry about the economy. Those who say it is the biggest issue favor Obama 61-34 percent; those who say the biggest issue is something else back McCain 57-38 percent. Obama is generating more enthusiasm among his voters: 58 percent say they are very enthusiastic while 30 percent say the same about McCain. Women are solidly backing Obama 56-42 percent; in 2004 they split evenly between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Only about half of all Ohio voters think Obama is experienced enough to be president.

DETAILS: The poll was conducted by telephone Oct. 3-5 with 772 likely voters out of a total sample of 1,010 adults in Ohio. The sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
 
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THE POLL: A WISH-TV Indiana Poll of likely Indiana voters (11 electoral votes).

THE NUMBERS: John McCain 46 percent, Barack Obama 46 percent.

OF INTEREST: Most recent statewide polls have shown a tight race in Indiana, where a Democratic presidential candidate last won in 1964. A similar poll of the state by the same company released last week found McCain with 46 percent support to Obama’s 45 percent.
 
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 29-Oct. 3 by telephone of 800 likely voters by Maryland-based Research 2000. Margin of error plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

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THE POLL: CNN/Time magazine/Opinion Research Corp. of 859 likely voters in Wisconsin (10 electoral votes).

THE NUMBERS: Obama 51, McCain 46.

OF INTEREST: The poll is in line with other recent surveys showing Obama with a small lead in Wisconsin, but the race remains close. CNN says the numbers are enough to put Wisconsin in the “leaning toward Obama” category instead of a toss-up.
 
DETAILS: Conducted Oct. 3-6 by telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

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