Here's the next three days of schedules for Kerry and Bush(from Hotline):

         |  TODAY    |  10/28    |   10/29   |   10/30   |   10/31   |
---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Kerry    |SiouxCity, |Toledo, OH |Orlando,   |    TBD    |    TBD    |
         |CdrRpds, IA|Madison, WI|Miami, FL  |           |           |
         |Rochestr,MN|Columbus,OH|           |           |           |
---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------
Bush     |Lancster,PA|Saginaw, MI|Mnchstr, NH|GrndRpds,MI|Orlando, FL|
         |Findlay, OH|Dayton, OH |Columbus,  |Ashwbn, WI |	     |
         |Detroit, MI|BcksCty, PA|Toledo, OH |Mnpls, MN  |	     |
---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

Further, Bruce Springsteen will join John Kerry at campaign rallies in Madison, WI, and Columbus, OH, on Thursday, October 28th, and join the Democratic nominee for an election-eve rally in Cleveland, OH, on November 1st. Bruce will perform one or two songs (Kerry campaign). Bush isn't even gonna come even close to topping the Boss in Cleveland on a Monday night.

Though Bush is only at 44% in both the Zogby and the Mitchell poll of Michigan, Kerry's numbers have fallen a bit in the state, and Bush is making a push with three visits to Michigan over the next 4 days. It will be interesting to watch whether Kerry responds with a Michigan visit of his own over the weekend. Will Kerry play defense over the weekend, or offense? And if both, how much offense?

In the endgame moves here, Kerry is running out the clock by shuttling back and forth between Ohio and Florida, his main offensive. Bush, besides trying to keep OH & FL at bay, has another strategy in play by visiting the blue states where he's got traction (MN, IA, WI), and those where Bush is trying to make Kerry cover (NH, MI, PA).

Rove has Bush trying to put as many states in the 'close' column as possible. Behind in the polls, the Republicans want a very muddy playground in which to start the litigation efforts post-11/02. Kerry probably doesn't want to, or need to go back to Michigan, or New Hampshire, or Pennsylvania. Maybe instead, or combined, one more SW swing left to NM/NV/CO that messes with the Rovians? I think he's more likely to cover the bases.