Though an e-mail sent by the John McCain campaign early this week indicates worry about increases in Barack Obama's polling numbers, local political leaders do not share the same concern.

McCain's campaign believes Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, will get a large boost in polling numbers -- up to 15 points -- after the Democratic National Convention ends toay, according to an e-mail from the McCain campaign.

But Penn State College Republicans Chairman Alex Smith said he doubts Obama's polling numbers will see such an increase.

"I think it's pretty unlikely that he'll get anything even remotely that big," Smith said. "I think McCain can easily recover from whatever bump Obama gets. Hopefully, we'll be able to push a stronger bump next week."

Going into the convention, Obama led McCain 49 to 42 percent in Pennsylvania, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.

The e-mail, sent to supporters of McCain -- the presumptive Republican presidential nominee -- earlier this week, urges them to increase fundraising and campaign efforts in response to what was anticipated to be a good week for Obama.

"This cycle mirrors Bill Clinton's Democratic convention in 1992: A historic 16-point bump," according to a memo forwarded in the e-mail. "Barack Obama is more similarly situated to Bill Clinton in 1992 than any other candidate in recent history."

Jon Dandrea, president of Penn State Students for John McCain, said even if Obama receives a temporary boost, he is not concerned about what those numbers might mean to McCain in the election overall.

Dandrea added McCain's upcoming announcement of his vice presidential pick will also likely help his polling numbers.

"I don't have a crystal ball, so I can't say," Dandrea said. "I think he'll be able to do more than recover; I think he'll win this election. The only polls that matter are the ones on Election Day."

The memo also reminds supporters that Obama's speech tonight is on the 45th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

However, Smith said he is not worried about the speech. He said he plans to watch the speech and said Obama's speech writers have likely spent a great amount of time and effort on it, though he expects it to be full of prose and to lack substance.

"Maybe he'll decide to say something other than 'hope' or 'change,' but I doubt it," Smith said. "The most liberal senator in the Senate probably doesn't have anything revolutionary to say."

Dandrea echoed Smith's sentiments. It does not benefit Obama to be overly critical of McCain, he said, and the comparisons of McCain and Bush are "ridiculous," he added. He said he would also watch the speech tonight to stay informed.

"Am I going to throw a party for him? No, but I'll listen to what he has to say," Dandrea said.