McCain Stops In St. Paul To Rally Volunteers

John McCain dropped in on a phone bank to tell campaign volunteers they can make or break him in Minnesota. McCain's brief stop at his regional campaign headquarters in a St. Paul warehouse was long enough for him to thank - and warn - about 125 supporters. The presumptive Republican nominee was trailing Barack Obama by 17 points in a recent statewide poll, and he said Minnesota is a battleground. "We're going to win this state because of your efforts and we can lose because of your lack of efforts. Let's have some straight talk," McCain said, to laughter and applause.Gov. Tim Pawlenty, McCain's national campaign co-chairman and a potential running mate, acknowledged that picking up Minnesota's 10 electoral votes - which haven't gone to a Republican since Richard Nixon - won't be easy. "The Upper Midwest and Minnesota in particular will be challenging - it's always challenging - for any Republican candidate for president," Pawlenty said before meeting McCain at the airport and riding on his campaign bus to the event.