71.   Not every swing state is targeted by both campaigns the way Ohio is.

72.   Now it will be up to Bush himself to pull in the moderate voters he will need to carry swing states outside his Southern and Western base.

73.   On Tuesday, the candidates rolled merrily through Ohio aboard a pair of yellow school buses to highlight their plans for improving education in this critical swing state.

74.   Owing to the mathematics of the Electoral College system, the loss of one or two major swing states could spell doom for either candidate.

75.   Others are simply signing up and then making impassioned pleas to Nader voters to keep the faith, even if they live in swing states.

76.   People in Ohio expect a lot of attention at election time, as befits their standing as residents of a swing state.

77.   Polls show Gore competitive with Bush in Missouri and other closely watched swing states like Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and New Mexico.

78.   Republican governors could make a difference in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida, which are the largest of the swing states.

79.   Republican partners George W. Bush and Dick Cheney made plans Thursday to campaign in five swing states as they travel to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

80.   Ridge, a Catholic from a key swing state, supports Roe v. Wade.