McCain Pulls out of Michigan!

(via Halperin) McCain has given up on winning Michigan! Obviously the economy is going to work well for Obama in a state that was already hit by the auto industry, etc. However, I think the big point here is that the difference between the 2 campaigns is that Obama has the money, groundgame, and structure to go the distance and to compete in all the states. Whereas, McCain has a pretty poor organization (see: nerves in FLA) and - although he has some money - it's not endless and he has to prioritize. In any event, I'm happy to have Michigan go blue.

UPDATE: This is how Mike Allen plays it

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) now must win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin or Minnesota in order to get enough electoral votes to win the presidency, his campaign says. Those were considered swing states in 2000 and 2004, but George W. Bush lost them both times. “Our ability to pick off one of those three states is where our fortunes are largely held,” a McCain official said. “These are states where Barack Obama is on the defense.”

The assumption:

“We feel strongly that we’re going to win in Florida, Missouri and the traditional Republican states of Virginia and North Carolina.”