Down to the Wire: President to Visit North Texas  11-1-04 -
PITTSBURGH (AP) Likening the campaign to a marathon, President
Bush is declaring, "The finish line is in sight."  The president
spoke at the Pittsburgh airport in between campaign stops; on a
dawn-to-midnight swing through six states.  He said he's
energized and confident on the eve of the vote, assuring
reporters he's got "the optimism and the enthusiasm" to reach
the end of the race.  Bush's day began with a dawn helicopter
ride to an airport at Wilmington, Ohio, where he told
supporters, "You can count on me."  His schedule also takes him
to Wisconsin, Iowa, New Mexico and Texas.  President Bush will
wrap up a last-day, six-day campaign blitz today with a late-
night homecoming rally in Dallas. The rally will be on the
Southern Methodist University campus before the president heads
to his Central Texas ranch. He'll vote in nearby Crawford
Tuesday.  Aides have announced that after Bush votes in
Crawford, he'll stop in Columbus, Ohio, to thank poll w