Cornering Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW ^ | Salena Zito

[Salena Zito]

It's complicated. Pennsylvania is a "purple" state that must go Democrat blue instead of Republican red for Barack Obama to win the November election. John McCain does not need Pennsylvania to win the White House, but Obama sure does.

[Libertarian4Bush]

his image is NOT playing well here among people who have jobs.

[comebacknewt]

Excellent analysis.

Obama is going to rack up huge numbers in Philly. He does not play nearly as well in Pittsburgh or the other blue collar areas of the state though.

Those who automatically assume PA is in the bag for Bambi may be in for a big surprise come November.

[originalbuckeye]

From your keyboard to God’s ears!

[Rokurota]

his image is NOT playing well here among people who have jobs.

"his" is referring to McCain or Obama?

[Libertarian4Bush]

I mean Obama. I know dozens of public schoolteachers, and he’s even losing among THEM. I know it’s unscientific, but I don’t know anyone who voted Bush and will vote Obama. conversely, I know plenty who voted Kerry and plan to vote McCain.

[Snow Eagle]

I think if we continue to hammer Obama’s abysmal and scarey economic policy (taxes), his insistence on not drilling for domestic oil and his arrogance toward us “commoners” we have more than a chance to win PA. The “aura” is fading.

[WOSG]

A massive investigation into Philly voter fraud is what’s needed to put PA in play.

[WOSG]

“I mean Obama. I know dozens of public schoolteachers, and he’s even losing among THEM. “

They must be patriots then.

Obama is a pro-abort extremist. He was wrong on the surge and cluelessly is now saying progress would have been made in any case. He is proposing more new taxes than anyone since Mondale.

His Presidency will be a disaster.

New watchword - DONT TRUST ANY VOTER UNDER 30!

[t2buckeye]

It’s all about the fraud....Philly is notorious (98 per cent turn out is a statistical impossibility, yet there you go). Rendell has kept voter photo ID out of the state and if he can rack up the numbers of dead people in Philly, he can pull off another close one. Don’t be surprised if Obama makes the same attempt as Gore did in Florida in 2000 if it’s close.
McCain has to win big here, and he can in western PA if he focuses on gun rights,pro-life, economic message

[Jeff Head]

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[rbmillerjr]

Swing State bump...purple state...hmm interesting article and analysis.

[ishmac]

What really worries me is that there might be some sort of massive ACORN style strategy to steal the election. With enough money and enough stealth, the plan could be sprung on election day in a number of states. It would make Florida 2000 look like a garden party. With the press in the tank for Obama they might be able to create enough chaos to pull it off. The press would report the story according the following template: "Republicans are stealing the election again, and this time from a black man!" The public outcry would be too much to resist. The Obamas certainly have the effrontery to attempt something like this.

I recall one of Obama's people saying recently that they have a strategy for winning the election that doesn't require Ohio. I know I sound paranoid, but the 'Rats are capable of anything.

[WOSG]

Moving America Forward is exactly that.

And when Obama wins ... there will be billions in left-wing funded programs to ‘invest’ in.

[Republican Wildcat]

He insulted average Americans, and Pennsylvanians in particular as he was commenting on people “like them” and why they held the views that they did. Hopefully they’ll remember that. However, Pennsylvania seems to be close a lot and in the end disappoints. This time could always be different, I guess.

[JRochelle]

My two oldest nieces are old enough to vote this year; they are voting McCain!

[Red Steel]

Obama is going to rack up huge numbers in Philly.

Like 102% voter turn out in Philly precincts.

[Ciexyz]

btt

[WOSG]

That’s nice to hear.
We get inundated with the Obamedia foisting obama on us that it makes it sound like everyone under 30 is an Obama voter.

Really the Obamedia is getting sickening. I am getting that nauseating feeling I got in the Clinton years.

Please, dont let this man - BHO - become President.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

The public school teachers I know went strongly for Hillary...not Obama (remember SHE took PA!). I don't think Obama will take PA...McCain could though...if the R's work hard at it (has he even been here?)

Honestly, BHO and his Marxist ways scare the heck out of me...I don't 'like' McCain, but will vote for him; I could even tolerate another four years of a Clinton in the White House...but not the gloBULList that is Barry O.