Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pounding away at Barack Obama's tax policies in a bid to overtake the Democrat just 11 days left before the election.
An average of the latest national opinion polls by Real Clear Politics-dot-com shows Obama ahead of McCain by more than seven points. He leads in several important states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
McCain campaigned in the western state of Colorado today (Friday) where he continued to claim that Obama's tax plan would hurt middle-class Americans and small businesses.
The Arizona senator pointed to an interview aired on ABC television today in which Obama said he did not regret telling a voter he would "spread the wealth."
During the interview, Obama said he wants to put an end to tax breaks that benefit only corporations and the wealthiest.
The Illinois senator
said, instead, he wants to provide a tax cut for 95 percent of
Americans.
Obama is in Hawaii today visiting his ailing grandmother, 85-year-old Madelyn Dunham.
In the interview, Obama said his grandmother is gravely ill and may not make it to election day.