

Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
College students listen to the speech of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., clamor for signs being handed out at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A woman on the floor passes a campaign sign into the crowd before Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A supporter in upper section waves a flag as Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A supporter in upper section makes a photographer with their cellphone as Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A young man waits for the arrival of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters after a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a campaign rally at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Va., Friday, October 17, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., lined up early to get into a campaign rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., lined up early to get into a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Diznei Mayes, left, 11, and Ahviana Jones, 9, talk about Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., while waiting to get into a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Charlie W. "Willie" Williams, 78, of Raeford, N.C., a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and supporter of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waits for the beginning of a campaign rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Jose Cordero, 28, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., his wife Diane Cordero, behind him in sunglasses, and his daughter Genevieve, 1, enter a campaign rally for Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets Rhonda Quador, a mother of two whose husband has been deployed twice to Iraq, after she introduced him at a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters take photos of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is surrounded by photographers as he greets supporters at a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
JaBrilyn Chandler, in tie, 8, waves a flag during the speech of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a campaign rally in the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Jair McElveen, 5, holds his ObamaBucks while waiting for the arrival of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A woman waves a " Yes, We Can!" towel with a picture of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., JaBrilyn Chandler, in tie, 8, Sophia Jenkins, 8, center, and Elizabeth Wynn, 9, cheer during a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., do "The Wave" at a rally at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Archie Muhammed, 50, owner of Brother Archie's Barber Shop cuts the hair of Donnie Sellers, 13, as his brother, Dylan, 10, waits his turn and their father Rodney Sellers talks with others waiting for haircuts about Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. in High Point, N.C., Saturday, October 18, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A man looks at the posters in the window of the Democratic Party Campaign Office in Wheeling, W.V., Tuesday, October 21, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A cardboard cutout of Sen. Barack Obama stands next to a neighborhood canvasing planner at the Democratic Party Campaign Office in Wheeling, W.V., Tuesday, October 21, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Caroline K. Sterns, right, of Sisterville, W.Va., was a lifelong Republican, even writing-in Sen. John McCain's name in the 2000 election, but is now a Democrat supporting Sen. Barack Obama and campaigning for him all over the country. She pulls campaign signs and literature out of the trunk of her car to give to Tyler County, W. Va. Democratic Party co-chariman, Frank Slider at the opening of an Obama campaign office in New Martinsville, W.V., Tuesday, October 21, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Lines of voters has been the norm at early voting sites, such as the Board of Elections office in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Supporters of Republican Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., yell "cheaters" at voters lined up for early voting at the Board of Elections offfice in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. The McCain supporters claimed that the day of voting was added at the last minute because Sen. Barack Obama made a campaign stop that day in Fayetteville. In fact, the day of voting had been on the schedule for weeks. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
Crowds of early voters pack into the Board of Elections office in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. McCain supporters outside claimed that the day of voting was added at the last minute because Sen. Barack Obama made a campaign stop that day in Fayetteville. In fact, the day of voting had been on the schedule for weeks. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)
A supporter of Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., dressed up as " Joe the Plumber" protests voters lined up for early voting at the Board of Elections offfice in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, October 19, 2008. The McCain supporters claimed that the day of voting was added at the last minute because Sen. Barack Obama made a campaign stop that day in Fayetteville. In fact, the day of voting had been on the schedule for weeks. (J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)