On the campaign trail, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain continue to sweep through battleground states as the election nears. In Virginia, Obama responded to Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s recent suggestion certain parts of the nation are “anti-American.”

Sen. Barack Obama: “Let me tell you something. There are no real or fake parts of this country. We are not separated by the pro-America and anti-America parts of this country. We all love this country, no matter where we live or where we come from.”

McCain, meanwhile, was in Ohio, where he repeated a familiar campaign theme that suggests Obama is a “socialist.”

Sen. John McCain: “After months of campaign trail eloquence, we’ve finally learned what Senator Obama’s economic goal is. As he told Joe the plumber right here in Ohio, he wants to, quote, 'spread the wealth around.' He believes in redistributing the wealth, not in policies that grow our economy and create jobs and opportunities for all Americans.”