1.   Knowing those rules, Bush and Gore chased each other in and out of the same battleground states.

2.   Among other issues, Bush and Gore clashed over Social Security, and they continued that debate in separate campaign appearances in battleground states on Wednesday.

3.   An anti-gun message has proven appeal among suburban moderate voters and women, crucial blocs in most big battleground states.

4.   And here in the battleground state of Michigan, they are especially important.

5.   And he hated that they were a battleground state.

6.   And he was hoping to bolster his own re-election prospects in battleground states without being seen as abandoning his free trade, antitax philosophy.

7.   And Bush is showing strength in the polls in many other key battleground states.

8.   And Cheney, who is from Wyoming, did not help Bush lock up any key battleground states.

9.   And Kyle Osterhaut, who places ads for Democrats, said rates have tripled since last August, especially in battleground states.

10.   And while you can usually see some consistent movement of opinion in the so-called battleground states during the last week, this time these states are swinging randomly.