( Ohio ) - With less than three weeks until the election, Ohio is taking on a larger role in the campaign, with supporters and candidates from both parties holding multiple rallies in the Buckeye State.

In support of John McCain, former rival and Governor Mitt Romney will be in the Tri-State on Thursday.  Romney will hold a rally around 11:45am at the Hamilton County Downtown Victory Center on East 7th downtown, then he'll be in Blue Ash around 1:45 for small business tour and press conference at AMP Electric Car on Deerfield Road.

A little over a week after her rally in Wilmington, VP candidate Sarah Palin will be in John Boehner's neck of the woods, holding a rally on Friday in West Chester.

On the Democratic side, Barack Obama has been in Northwest Ohio for the past several days campaigning and preparing for the final debate.  Joe Biden has been on a bus tour in Eastern Ohio.  He was at Ohio Univesity on Wednesday.

And the Clintons are rallying for Obama in Ohio too.  Hillary will be in Youngstown and central Ohio this Friday.  Former President Bill Clinton is appearing in Cleveland and Columbus on Thursday.