[smoothsailing]

Agreed on post#3.

The first quote below didn’t surprise me, I’ve been pointing those numbers out for some time. But the second quote took me by surprise, and it shows just how tough this district is for a Republican. A Republican can’t win a general election by running as a middle-of-the-roader. You’ve got to be a Reagan, and that’s Russell.

“The numbers don’t lie: There were 256,281 Democrats compared with 118,175 Republicans as of last year’s general election, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.”

“Further emphasizing the dichotomy in the district, the 2008 presidential vote was far from overwhelming on the Republican’s behalf: The final tally was 35,355 for McCain and 32,203 for Obama.” (McCain barely got half of the REPUBLICAN vote!!!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2509896/posts

[jazusamo]

Agreed...When I read your posted article earlier I was surprised to see McCain only got half of the Repub vote, I had been under the impression he’d gotten most all of it.

There is sure a lot of conservative Dems who don’t like Obama.

[no dems]

The total number of votes cast in PA-12 in the '08 Presidential Election was 67,558? That was stunning. PA-12 must be a very small District. Good grief. Is the District really that small or was it just a low turn out?