When the McCain campaign announced it was pulling resources out of Michigan, the two states the campaign said it would be putting more resources into were Pennsylvania and Maine. While Obama currently holds a 15.6-point lead in the RCP Average in Maine, McCain's camp believes they could pick up at least one electoral vote from the state's rural 2nd Congressional District (Maine is one of two states whose electoral votes can be split).

From Foster's Daily Democrat:

Sarah Simmons, McCain's director of strategy, said the campaign remains competitive in Maine, having just added television advertising.

"We all sit in our strategy meetings thinking nothing would be worse than being shy" a single electoral vote when the election's over, Simmons said.

The idea of single electoral vote having an impact comes into play — and could spell victory for McCain — if he and Obama finish in a 269-269 electoral tie.

Observers have said such a scenario could play out if Obama loses New Hampshire but wins Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado on top of all of the states Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., carried in 2004.

Maine has supported Democrats for president since 1992, but before then, Republican presidential hopefuls enjoyed success going back to 1972. McCain lost the state's caucus to former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, but Ellis said Republicans "have pretty easily transitioned from their original candidate" to McCain.

"I gotta tell you," he said, "I think Sarah Palin solidified that and brought some enthusiasm to the base."