Posted on 10/21/2011 8:39:01 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
HARRISBURG -- A generic or "nameless" Republican would beat President Obama in Pennsylvania, according to a statewide poll out today.
The poll by Susquehanna Polling and Research shows that a Republican would defeat Obama 45 percent to 38 percent with 15 percent undecided and 3 percent saying they didn't know. The poll didn't further define "nameless Republican," nor did it match up the current GOP presidential candidates against Obama.
Obama's job approval rating -- 41 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving -- shows little change from a June poll, said Jim Lee, president of the Harrisburg-based polling firm. What changed is the intensity of voters' disapproval.
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The only thing that’s beginning to worry me is we aren’t going to be able to put ‘generic republican’ on the ballot against 0bama.
We need the Senate...and we need 60 of them to be Repubs.
Just to be on the safe side, let’s give Philadelphia to New Jersey before the polls open.
No way Obama wins without PA.
Agreed, if he loses PA he is 100% done.
DITTO!
I don’t see how he does it this time either. This was Hitlary country before Obummer and now we went solid GOP in ‘10. A long hill to climb for the Loser in Chief.
Cain will work just fine. He is affable and has an understandable plan. If you don’t remember 1980, I was not sure Art Laffer/Reagan had the winning plan either. It turned out just fine.
Cain does have the boldness and sense of humor that we loved about Ronald Reagan.
You’re right! Game Over
Anyone besides me noticed there’s always that 3 percent?
Here’s some analysis I posted on another thread:
Below are states McCain lost closely in 2008, including the 2012 Electoral vote values and how much McCain lost by:
1.) NC (15 EV, 0.4%)
2.) IN (11 EV, 0.9%)
3.) FL (29 EV, 2.5%)
4.) OH (18 EV, 4.0%)
5.) VA (13 EV, 6.3%)
6.) CO (9 EV, 8.6%)
7.) IA (6 EV, 9.3%)
8.) NH (4 EV, 9.5%)
9.) MN (10 EV, 10.2%)
10) PA (20 EV, 10.4%)
The top five total 86 EV, and can be considered “must haves.” Added to McCain’s 2008 total of 180 (adjusted for the 2010 Census shift), they provide 266 EV. The GOP nominee will need to add CO, IA or NH for the win.
Overall, the GOP will have to improve by about 5%, while the Rats drop by the same amount. There is no likely scenario where the GOP wins PA but loses the election.
I don’t disagree. I tend to like Cain.
However, I’m sure the MSM will paint him as “inexperienced”, and he will be marginalized as “the pizza guy”. Funny though how they never questioned 0bama’s near nonexistent experience.
Having said that, I believe Cain can overcome such talk by going directly to the people by talking ‘over’ the media.
I hope Obama's big win there in 08 and Reid's re-election in 2010 don't signal that the state has been lost forever a la California.
We should also have a fighter's chance in Wisconsin too.
He will be called the God Father of Pizza, not the pizza guy:)
HA! Just to be nice, I could toss in Scranton!
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