The push is on to win votes in swing states like Colorado might be, and no vote is being taken for granted.

That's why Canon City became a campaign stop for the candidate's surrogates on Thursday.

Governor Ritter, former governor Roy Romer and Senator Ken Salazar were promoting the Obama ticket this week.

They're backing Barack Obama's plans to improve rural health care, education and add renewable energy.

The focus is on small towns and communities across America, and across Colorado.

Rally organizers say those citizens have concerns about health care, education and their water rights, and they believe only one candidate will answer them.

"I sure as heck need Barack Obama as next president of the United States," says Congressman candidate, Hal Bidlack.

Senator Salazar supports Barack Obama as a protector of the state's water rights.

"We want senator Obama who will uphold our rights to our water from the Arkansas river," he says.

But Republican John McCain's supporters say, he too is a big backer of rural needs.

"We are hitting all of rural Colorado," says a member of the McCain campaign.

A group called Veterans for McCain wants the rural vote to go McCain's way.

"Senator McCain and Governor Palin, they do understand mainstream America."

Only the results in November will show who was more successful getting out the rural vote.

The Democrats' tour continues with stops at several cities including Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Edwards and Dillon.