Is there an unspoken tradition of not campaigning in your opponent's home state?

[Liberalboy]

Just curious, but I thought there was...either way I think Obama should totally go to Phoenix this weekend. Let's make the entire southwest ( well except Utah) blue!

[endarkenment]

1. Not that I know of.

I don't recall that we ceded California to Reagan, for example.

[Gman]

2. I believe that is a tradition

and being so, Obama needs to stay out of Arizona and McCain out of Illinois. Obama's time is best spent somewhere else. There is no time to waste now.

[hogwyld]

3. It's only traditional because it's considered

A waste of time and resources in a state that the opposing candidate is from. See Walter Mondale, 1984...

[TheKentuckian]

4. I'm pretty sure shrub

was in Tennessee in 2000.

Let McGollum burn daylight in Illinois if he likes. Unfortunately, we don't probably have time to put his heels to the fire there but I'd be 110% for it, If McGollum wasn't running, I suspect Arizona would be leaning blue and we'll need it in the future as the demographics change.