Rendell: Obama Has A Real Good Chance To Carry Pennsylvania In The GE

[Me.]

“Guns & Bitter: As even the network newscasts, for a third consecutive day, embraced the supposed controversy over Senator Obama's "bitter" remarks...Our fifth story on the Countdown: the bracing slap of a wet blanket, felt all the way from the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Philadelphia tonight. If Obama's the nominee, the politician was asked, do you think he's un-electable. "No," he replied. "I believe he has a real good chance to carry Pennsylvania, I just believe that Sen. Clinton would carry it far more easily." Are the "bitter" remarks going to decide the primary there? "I think it'll cost a couple of points at the margin, but it's not a sea change. Who knows, by the time November rolls around, I think this comment will be long forgotten." All of that said tonight by... Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell... who, if not Senator Clinton's strongest supporter this primary season, has certainly been her loudest. His remarks tonight perhaps signalling that even the Clinton campaign is giving up trying to turn the Obama comments into a forest fire.”

http://thenewshole.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/14/890357.aspx

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Well, Fast Eddie better work the magic... or he'll be laughed out

after his term is up.

Hawkeye-X

[Frank Booth]

2. Maybe Rendell's realizing that it's probably not a good idea to piss off the next president too bad

[anonymous171]

3. Someone didn't read the memo

[grantcart]

4. Thus eliminating the one last reason for Hillary to stay in the race

thanks Ed

[Me.]

14. One Does Have To Wonder

Why this comment, why now

[nebula]

19. Because even Fast Eddie has come to realize

Hillary has no chance in Hades of carrying his state in the GE.

[aquarius dawning]

5. Hillary has a better chance. same with Ohio according to RCP polling averages.

check it out for yourself.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_clinton-243.html">Hillary versus McCain in PA
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/pa/pennsylvania_mccain_vs_obama-244.html">Obama versus McCain in PA
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_clinton-399.html">Hillary versus McCain in Ohio
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/oh/ohio_mccain_vs_obama-400.html">Obama versus McCain in Ohio

[anonymous171]

6. I guess you know PA better than Rendell.

[aquarius dawning]

7. Man, did you even click on the links. I spent like 3 minutes making that super easy for everybody

[woolldog]

9. So Hillary is up 9 points in PA in the latest Rasmussen

And Obama is up 8.

I agree she has a better chance in PA. :rofl:

[aquarius dawning]

10. The RCP PA poll average has her ahead of Obama in the GE by +5

after he outspent her $3 to $1.

[woolldog]

12. but 2/4 of those polls are old. They're from late March.

I don't think they're relevant now, given the amount of campaigning that's been done in the interim.

The two most recent PA polls have him up by 7 and 8 respectively.

[aquarius dawning]

13. Possibly. I guess we'll have a better idea next week, won't we?

[Me.]

25. Real Clear Politics Through The 14th

Has her up by 7.4

[liberaldem4ever]

8. K & R!!

[SunsetDreams]

11. k&r

[H2O Man]

15. Obama will carry PA

in the fall election.

Nominated.

[Me.]

17. !

:thumbsup:

[AllentownJake]

16. Backtracking

Well, One thing about Fast Eddie is he covers his ass.

[JPZenger]

18. 3 Major Newspapers in PA endorse Obama

Two major newspapers in PA have recently endorsed Obama - the Morning Call (in the Lehigh Valley - the fourth largest paper) and the Times-Tribune (the largest paper in northeastern PA, including Scranton). The largest paper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, endorsed Obama back in January. Here's excerpts of the Times-Tribune endorsement:

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com

"Mr. Obama has energized an entire generation of voters that, for the most part, otherwise had checked out of political participation. That, at least, portends a new approach to governance that can help to dissipate the political miasma that has engulfed Washington at least since the impeachment of Bill Clinton.

... Mrs. Clinton also is a political lightning rod. There is little doubt that a second Clinton presidency would further the deep divisiveness that characterizes American politics — a divisiveness that dug itself deep during the Clinton presidency, and even deeper during the Bush-Cheney years.

The first task for the next president is to get past that. And it might not be possible if the presidential cycle goes Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton.

Mrs. Clinton has dismissed much of what Mr. Obama has had to say as “just words.” But they are words that millions find inspirational. Therefore, they are words that can be translated into action.... The real difference lies in their likely ability to build the consensus needed to realize their vision. The advantage, in that regard, clearly lies with Mr. Obama. "

[JPZenger]

21. Sunbury Paper Endorses Obama

http://www.dailyitem.com/0110_editorials/local_story_103231523.html

The Sunbury PA Daily Item has endorsed Obama.

Very few PA papers have endorsed either candidate. They probably don't want to offend their divided readers.

[BklynChick]

20. i'm wondering if Eddie wants the VP slot on Obama's ticket

[Dyllyn]

22. He will help Obama when the time comes

We all need to remeber sometimes we are all on the same side in the end. I don't beleive any poll that says 20% of Hillary or Barack supporters will vote for Mccain.

[Me.]

23. Exactly!

[Dyllyn]

26. Thanks

Hope you're having a good day

[Me.]

27. Same To You &

Welcome. Having a better day now that I see the Rendell comment all over the place

[nebula]

24. kick

[quantass]

28. Love Obama