Obama expands field operations

Showing what you can do when you raise money, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has announced a sizeable expansion of his field team. This quote sums up the gravity of the situation for U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ):

By the end of August, the campaign expects to have 20 field offices and 75 paid staff members statewide, a third of whom would be from the caucus operation. Those workers will be overseen by six regional field directors, with Chicago headquarters keeping a close eye on all of it.

The McCain camp has responed by expanding their budget to buy six more folding chairs for supporters to squeeze into at the phone banks.

Is this race ever going to be close.