I’m familiar with Scranton and have many relatives who live in this area and I can tell you that there are quite a few “bitter clingers” to contend with. The two areas that will be critical for McCain in PA are the counties which ring Philly (Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware) and Northeastern PA. Considering how well the man child did here in the primary, it’s certainly up for grabs.
Terry Maddona is a guy.
Agreed. Pittsburgh maybe a toss up too although I never thought that the residents of “Big Smokey” were all that liberal; lunch bucket Dems instead.
In the primary, Hillary got about 75% of the vote in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties in NE PA, where the biggest cities are Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
I think that Obama’s chances in PA depend a lot on getting a bigger share of the vote in places like Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. If big numbers of those Hillary supporters don’t vote for Obama, he will not carry PA.