91.   In Washington and other battleground states, Gore is doing a dicey political walk.

92.   In Wisconsin, another battleground state, the airwaves seemed to have slightly more ads for Gore than for Bush.

93.   It is also a shock to the people of Florida, Republicans and Democrats alike, who suddenly find themselves in a real battleground state.

94.   Knoxville was the first stop on a three-state tour Thursday of battleground states that included Ohio and Kentucky.

95.   Large majorities in the battleground states felt that one or both of the major candidates in the major races attacked the other unfairly.

96.   Last week, Kennedy dropped into the key battleground state of Michigan to attend a fund-raiser for Democratic Reps. Dale Kildee and John Conyers.

97.   Like Al Gore on Thursday, Lieberman is expected to sound centrist themes designed to appeal to swing voters in battleground states.

98.   Last week, as the Republican Presidential nominee scoured the South and the Midwest for votes, he pronounced himself home in six important battleground states.

99.   Meanwhile, Gov. George W. Bush rounded out his week-long campaign swing through nine battleground states in Florida.

100.   McCain is hoping a strong New Hampshire showing will enable him to make inroads against Texas Gov. George Bush in battleground states that lie ahead.