EVANSVILLE, Indiana (CNN) -- With the pump reading $4.29 a gallon, many of the gas station's patrons are more than a little grumpy. But, one by one, they are approached by Dominique Morson. Sen. Barack Obama is looking to turn Indiana from red to blue in November. "Excuse me, sir: Are you registered to vote, and if so is it at your current address?" she asks. She is polite and persistent, approaching more than two dozen customers during an hour or so at a gas station in Evansville, Indiana, a blue-collar community in southern Indiana not far from the Kentucky border.
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Democrats and the Obama campaign see Indiana in play
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The state carries 11 Electoral College votes; 270 needed to win the presidency
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Obama campaign workers hitting the streets with their message
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Many Democrats and Republican say Obama will most likely come up short
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