Obama is expected to travel to Lancaster Thursday to begin a two-day tour of the state. Joe Biden, Democratic vice presidential candidate, will be appearing in Langhorn, Pa. on Friday with his wife, Jill. Republican John McCain is expected to visit Pa. Tuesday Sept. 9.

Both candidates are still fighting hard for Pa.’s 21 electoral votes. The latest Gallup poll shows Barack Obama with a six point lead over John McCain 49 to 43 percent.

Following the first major speeches of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, Democrat Barack Obama responded Wednesday in New Philadelphia, Ohio (video below).

The Obama campaign sent a press release this morning saying that Sen. Barack Obama and running mate Sen. Joe Biden would visit Pennsylvania after the DNC.

The full release:

*** MEDIA ADVISORY***

OBAMA/BIDEN CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES “ON THE ROAD TO CHANGE” BATTLEGROUND
STATE BUS TOUR

Tour Through PA, OH, and MI will be First Joint Bus Tour For Democratic
Nominees

Chicago, IL - Today, the Obama campaign announced that United States
Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden will kick off a battleground state
tour dubbed “On the Road to Change” following the Democratic National
Convention. Senator Obama, Senator Joe Biden, Michelle Obama and Dr.
Jill Biden will depart Denver Friday for Pennsylvania, the first stop on
the bus tour. The “On the Road to Change” tour will make stops in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, and will mark Obama and Biden’s first
campaign tour as the Democratic nominees.  Obama and Biden will meet
with voters to discuss America’s economic challenges and the Obama/Biden
blueprint for change.

Additional details will be announced as soon as they become available.

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Senator John McCain was asked Aug 20 how many houses he and his wife Cindy own …”I think, uh, I’ll have my staff get to you” McCain replied to a reporter from Politico.com.  It didn’t take long for Senator Barack Obama to use the comment to paint McCain as “living an outlandishly rich lifestyle” Politico.com said.

BarackObama.com posted an ad saying McCain has seven houses and then quipped “there is one house American can’t afford to let John McCain move in to,” while showing a photo of the White House. (see ad below)

The NYTimes ran a piece about Cindy McCain’s business and family wealth.

So what? What do you readers think? Does the wealth of a candidate mean anything when you go to the polls?

Obama running mate Senator Joe Biden is being touted as speaking “our” language — Agree or disagree?

Tell us!

The Politico.com interview with McCain

The Obama ad: