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Source: CCTV.com | 11-03-2008 09:00

Special Report:   U.S.Presidential Election 2008

With just two days until the US presidential election, most national polls show Democrat candidate Barack Obama ahead of Republican candidate John MaCain by about 8 percentage points.

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, wave during a rally at Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)
US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator
Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughters, wave 
during a rally at Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio.
(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

Obama and McCain have campaigned hard in the key battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Obama and McCain hunted for support in the industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania in the final 48 hours of the White House race.

Obama is playing offense in the last two days, hitting Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.

Polls show Obama ahead or running even in key states like Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, North Carolina and Nevada.