Rendell says race is closer than polls indicate (Sites the Palin as reason for tight race)

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[Fred]

Gov. Ed Rendell Friday said the presidential race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain is "closer than the polls indicate." Urging people to get out and vote in Tuesday's general election, Rendell said Obama does not have a double-digit lead in Pennsylvania and he told voters to take an umbrella and dress warmly to withstand the weather.

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"Stay in that line and make sure you vote," Rendell told about 50 people at Wilkes University. "I've seen polls that have the race as close as four points."

Rendell also said the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has "enthused" the campaign. "She has drawn thousands of people to every event she has appeared at," Rendell said. Read the whole story in Saturday's The Times Leader.

[HamiltonJay]

Rendell’s support for Fauxbama is backhanded... its token at best. He doesn’t want Fauxbama, but has to keep up apperances... Face it, this guy was speaking to 50 people here... Rendell can get a crowd of 200-300 with a phone call in the most remote part of the Allegheny forest if he wanted to.

Fauxbama isn’t taking PA folks.

[freespirited]

NRA needs to keep up the ads in PA. The truth will be toxic to Obama there.

[Tarpon]

I wonder how much redneck racist Murtha is helping McCain?

[TNCMAXQ]

Is it the wretched Springsteen who sings that song “there’s something happening here....” I am getting that feeling about PA and maybe some other states. When the Dems are less than enthusiastic I think maybe they sense something is happening here, and the momentum is shifting.

[Thane_Banquo]

I wouldn't necessarily say you're over-analyzing. Liberals tend to lie in ways that technically are true in a certain sense, but objectively would be seen by rational people as false. He was on H&C last week and said, in regards to the "nervous" leaks, "The public polls show this as an 8 point race, and that's probably about right." But he didn't say WHO had the eight point lead.

[careyb]

Rendell also said the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has "enthused" the campaign.

Not possible. The Obamedia told me she was a drag on the ticket.

[Harry Wurzbach]

ROFL. Rendell is still campaigning hard for Hillary.

[goldstategop]

If Obama isn't up by double digits in PA, he will lose. Even the MSM polls have him up only 7+. Not enough to get the job done. Kerry's margin of victory in 2004 was 2.5% statewide. Obama is not going to get anywhere near what Kerry got there four years ago.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Thane_Banquo]

Some on hear and the PUMA boards say that, secretly, Rendell is not putting the PA Dem operations apparatus behind Barry like he did for the Poodle in ‘04.

[MNlurker]

Buffalo Springfield

[Longstreet63]

nah...that’s Crosby, Stills and Nash...

[Gumdrop]

Can’t be true. After all, Georgie Stephanopoulos says Sarah’s a drag on the GOP ticket.

[tsowellfan]

I’ll take Ed Rendell over Howard Dean as DNC chairman anytime. Those democrat chairmen that follwed Ed Rendell are reposible for the far left kooks that control the party today, especially Howard Dean.

[Longstreet63]

oops...Buffalo Springfield it is...

[Palinservative]

so the clintonites are finally turning on obama. they will go down in civil war and we will win in a landslide!

[DoneWithDems]

I do not live in PA but I was there during the primary! BO’S minions were enthusiastic and vile as hell! Most of them were high school kids that probably registered through ACORN.

[Fred]

Did you see the commercial that team obozo did not Governor Palin? They trash McCain’s VP choice. HUGE MASSIVE MISTAKE!!!

[goldstategop]

No doubt on the orders of Hillary. He's been a Hillary backer and behind the scenes they're seeing to it the PA Democratic Party does just the minimum for Obama for the sake of appearances but nothing more. Even Bill's campaigning for Obama in Philly seemed pro forma.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Redbob]

“Cites”

The word is “cites,” not “sites;” unless you’re talking about places, of course...

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Buffalo Springfield.