Posted on 10/22/2012 10:57:00 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Keystone State Hasn't Backed a GOP Presidential Candidate Since '88, but as Obama's Lead Narrows, Romney's Camp Eyes It.
Pennsylvania has emerged as an appealing target for Mitt Romney and the Republican Party as they consider where to invest their considerable resources during the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
A quick visit to a Pittsburgh suburb on Saturday by Mr. Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, suggested that Republicans are eyeing the state—or else trying to keep their opposition guessing.
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Cleveland Ohio
Erie PA
Pitt. PA
ADVERTISE in the border markets HEAVY!
It’s all about the suburbs. Like it or not, but Romney is the kind of guy that the fiscal conservatives, social liberals/moderates that have money like.
There’s hardly any signs for Obama out, in fact I saw my first Obama 2012 bumper sticker last night, on a car with New Jersey license plate.
Agree. Romney should hit the Philly market hard. There are a lot of potential voters out there in Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, and Bucks Counties and well as in South Jersey.
I live in a suburban Philly county and believe me I am talking to a lot of people who have buyers remorse concerning the last election. Most of them will vote for Romney or stay home. From my point of view and experience, it may be worth Romney spending some money here, he has a real chance to win PA. In ‘08 there was a fever for Obama, car bumper stickers, yard signs...I can count on one hand the number of those items I’ve seen in the suburbs, even in Philly. Obama has lost his mojo in PA.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if R & R take PA then winning OH is not critical.
Many Pennsyvanians cling to guns and bible...to many of them also cling to their welfare and the big G’teet.
Actually,its a strange mix out in rural Pa.
I know a guy who is disabled who owns hunting rifles and crossbows.
He cuts all his own fire wood and helps his father with his farming.
RE: Correct me if I’m wrong, but if R & R take PA then winning OH is not critical.
You are correct my friend. But then I don’t see how he wins PA without also winning OH. Winning both will be icing on the cake.
Mike Gallagher tells us in his talk show that no one has ever won the presidency without winning OH since... Lincoln.
If ( and that’s a big if ), Romney wins PA but loses OH, it will be a BIG surprise ( a black swan even really ), but he’ll win the presidency nonetheless. And that will all but bury the Lincoln curse.
That said, if PA is called for Mitt early in the evening, the election is over. Especially if Fox calls it before West Coast polls close (forget about the rest of the MSM calling it, even if overwhelmingly for Mitt).
0 could conceivably run the table on a handful of other states to compensate.
Normally, I'd say that that doesn't usually happen, but it's Pennsylvania that's the wild card this time because of coal country.
Someone else pointed this out but it bears repeating: ads in Western Pa and eastern Ohio are very smart. If we take Pa, which I think is unlikely but possible, the election is over IMO. If we take Pa and put a ton of money into ads in eastern Ohio and can swing that state, I will be cheering around 11PM for sure.
“For a long time, expecting to win in PA has been like Charlie Brown expecting that Lucy won’t yank the football THIS time. Philly always seems to manufacture JUST enough votes to bring the Dem over the finish line, even if it means recording 120% voter turnout.”
yeah but PA has a GOP governor so the Rendell machine is history.
Pennsylvanians cling to the government teat in places like Johnstown, where all of the available jobs were there as the direct result of Democrats like John Murtha abusing their positions to steal from other parts of the country and redirect them here.
Murtha is dead. Gas is king. Obama is toast.
Agreed. Check out the margin of victory in the last five elections. Pretty close. PA is not a lock for Obama.
Agreed. Check out the margin of victory in the last five elections. Pretty close. PA is not a lock for Obama.
Advertising on Philadelphia TV hits DE and NE MD too. I doubt MD is in action, but there are a couple of polls in NJ that have Romney trailing by 4 or 5 points. I haven't seen any polling on DE. I don't think there are enough conservative voters in southern DE to make up for Wilmington. Small State ... Small Wonder.
Not one Obama sign on my street but nearly a dozen Romney signs!!
Election night will mostly have lots of Obama victories in the NorthEast, then we will have Romney victories in most of the Middle, and then Obama victories on the West coast. If we can mute the Obama NE victories, we might dispirit people on the West Coast.
So, let us calm our restless hearts. The first time Obama ran he got lucky and skated into office by sheer magic. However, this second time around he is facing a substantial candidate and he is missing his retractable rollers and facing an uphill climb with only his media and university toadies exasperatingly blowing on his back.
Here in southeastern Montgomery County, PA, you would pick Romney in a landslide if based on signs. The enthusiasm for R/R is much higher than Mcain in 2008. I drive deep into enemy territory in Philly and see 4 or five signs for the O’Chair. In fact in parts of Philly I see more Romney signs overall. DO NOT GIVE UP ON PA. I think we take it. There are a lot of people here who I think voted for Obama last time but are going to swallow pride and vote for Mitt.
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