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Republican John McCain began his day in Ormond Beach on a “Joe the Plumber” tour of central Florida aimed at blue-collar workers as he hopes to keep the state from swinging to Barack Obama.

He’ll be riding the “Straight Talk Express” the vote-rich “I-4 Corridor” through central Florida, headed for a rally later in the day in Sarasota.

The campaign says McCain plans to make some informal stops along the way in between the more formal rallies.