This poll is total BS! Here’s their likely voter screen (at least what they used with their last batch of polls, which we can only assume they’re still using).
Be a registered voter in Pennsylvania;
Indicate that they voted in the most recent presidential election in November 2008, and;
Say they were likely to vote in the upcoming election on Nov. 2.
The fact that a few people cherry picked by the MSM say they are voting for Obama is not indicative of this region. Actually, if you read this entire story carefully, there were actually more people either voting for McCain or at the very least writing in Hillary than those supporting Obama. Trust me, I know Pennsylvania well, and Obama won’t even come close to getting Kerry’s numbers in this region, and that may be enough to swing the state red. Obama has already visited northern Pa. several times in the primary and lost the area 70-30. Obama may get a larger turnout in Phila., but that will be offset by many working class white Democrats in northern Phila. (where racial tensions still run high) and the surrounding older suburbs who will not vote for Obama. I don’t see how McCain could do much worse than Bush, who only lost by 1% in ‘04, but he should do better.
SCRANTON — Yet the latest sign of Scrantons status as the center of the political universe: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be making a campaign stop here Tuesday.
The Republican vice-presidential candidate is scheduled to speak at a rally at the Riverfront Sports Complex, a campaign official has confirmed.