“They’re both in here because of exactly what you’re seeing” in this poll, said Jim Lee, president of Susquehanna Polling & Research, which surveyed 800 likely voters Oct. 29-31. Most of the interviews occurred after Hurricane Sandy inundated Eastern and Central Pennsylvania. The poll’s error margin is 3.46 percentage points.
Nearly 60 percent of people say the country is on the wrong track, and economic concerns continue to dominate. Almost half of likely voters say economic issues are the primary driver of their choice for president.
“I’m concerned about all the young people graduating from college, whether they’re finding jobs,” said Pauline Hoxie, 84, a Republican from Jersey Shore in Lycoming County. Her grandson graduated with a degree in graphic design but works a manual labor job because he can’t find openings in his field, she said.
Democrats shrugged off the Romney campaign’s late play for Pennsylvania, sending emails to supporters and journalists showing past Republican presidential candidates doing the same thing. Pennsylvania hasn’t given its electoral votes to the Republican candidate since 1988......"
Both Rahm and axelrod are already in heavy spin mode. Good practice for Tuesday night and Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Nov 7th, emanuel will eat his words.
He needs to be spending Saturday nights patrolling the South Side.
Think ‘ARLEN SPECTER’.........
Think ‘ARLEN SPECTER’.........
It’s tightened in Obama’s favor. This polling outfit 2 weeks ago had Romney up 49-45, now he’s tied 47-47. The momentum is with Obama in PA. Romney shouldn’t be wasting time campaigning here. He’s not going to break a 20 year trend and pull this one out, especially when he’s in the process of losing momentum.
No one, and I mean no one knows elections politics like Barone.
The same hopeful but actually hopeless noises were coming out of the McCain campaign days before the 2008 election.
Contrast all the equivocating, tentative Democrat statements with the positive and jubilant statements coming from the Romney campaign.....the sweet smell of success is in the air!
Hoo-Yah!
Leni
“There are going to be a lot of people going back to Ohio in the (final) 96 hours, multiple times.”
To vote, perhaps?
Why anyone would listen to what he has to say is beyond me. He can’t even run his own city effectively.
Emanuel....
Record-setting number of Chicago murders to be expected.