McCain camp: “We need to win MN, PA or WI to win…”

Politico's Mike Allen reports quotes an unnamed McCain staffer who said McCain has to win Minnesota, Pennsylvania or Wisconsin to win the White House:

"Our ability to pick off one of those three states is where our fortunes are largely held," a McCain official said. "These are states where Barack Obama is on the defense."

The news comes after McCain has pulled up the stakes in Michigan, a state they were hoping to win.

For his part, Obama said yesterday that he'll campaign in Minnesota again before election day.

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