AP Campaign Minute

SelectPlusAP Campaign MinuteAP Campaign MinuteThe Associated PressHere's the latest news from the campaign trail for Friday, July 18th: McCain pledges to help auto industry rebuild; Obama to meet Merkel next Thursday; Poll: McCain backers' excitement lags Obama voters.This is A-P Campaign Minute [Notes:pool] John McCain is pledging to help auto workers rebuild their industry-- and in the process jump-start the entire U-S economy. The Republican presidential candidate traveled to a Detroit suburb for a town hall meeting. There he praised General Motors' plan for a long-range electric car that's due in 2010. Earlier this week, GM announced more cutbacks amid a drop in truck sales. [Notes:pool]Meantime, his rival is gearing up for a tour of the Middle East and Europe to showcase his foreign policy credentials. Barack Obama is expected to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) next Thursday. The Democratic presidential candidate is also expected to deliver a speech in Berlin. Campaign officials have also announced stops in Jordan, Israel, France and England. [Notes:aptn file] Excitement over the presidential race is growing-- especially for Obama supporters. A new poll by The Associated Press and Yahoo News finds Obama backers are a lot more excited about the election than McCain's. As for independents, their support is fairly split right now. I'm ___ ___, with A-P campaign minute.

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