John McCain enlisted the help of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to boost his presidential campaign in Ohio, a state critical to his hopes of winning Tuesday’s election.

“We need a new direction and we have to fight for it,” said McCain. “I have travelled all over this great state of Ohio and I can tell you I know a winning campaign when I see one. I know the momentum, I know the enthusiasm. My friends, again Ohio will lead America and select the next president of the United States.”

Despite all his hard work on the stump, polls show Obama holding on to a lead in most of the key election battlegrounds.

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