Posted on 10/04/2018 1:20:47 PM PDT by Antoninus
President Donald Trump will urge Pennsylvania voters to choose Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta over two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey during a rally in Erie next week, campaign officials said Wednesday.
“With just 34 days from today until the midterm elections, the president looks forward to celebrating the success of the booming Trump economy that’s creating new jobs and bigger paychecks for the hard-working men and women of the Keystone State,” campaign spokesman Michael Glassner said in a statement. “President Trump will also remind Pennsylvanians of the critical importance to get out and vote for Lou Barletta in his race for the U.S. Senate against Bob Casey.”
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Ping.
Curious choice of venue.
I’d have thought probably Pittsburgh.
Guess that’s why I’m not on POTUS’s staff ;-)
Barletta is also airing a humorous and effective ad on our do nothing village idiot Bob Casey Jr., who announced that he would vote against Judge Kavanaugh even before the $#*+ hit the fan.
Wow. If we snatch that seat from nepotism-loving Casey and/or come out even-money on the house seats , we’re in “Morning in America” territory. Trump is going after it, at the very least forcing the enemy to defend what should be very keepable territory.
Maybe he couldn’t get Three Rivers Stadium and need to find another large space.
Erie is a twofer and picks up more people in Ohio. He was also recently in Wheeling, WV which is convenient to the western ‘burbs of Pittsburgh (and Ohio, too!).
We need to find a way to win this one. There is NO WAY that a useless legacy like Junior Casey, who betrayed his own father’s anti-abortion legacy, should be winning this race.
Trump is going to barnstorm 24/7 over the next four weeks, just like he did in 2016. These next 4 weeks are going to get really interesting for some of these Senate Dems who think they are shoe-ins for reelection, like Sherrod Brown and Bob Casey.
Good...from what I’ve seen Barletta needs the help. Casey is a complete doofus but that name is Golden in PA.
Rally in MN. tonight. Can’t wait!
Erie is largely blue-collar. Some Republicans and lots of the kinds of Democrats who could be enticed to flip, especially in the current climate.
If he can turn Erie, it gives us a chance to tip the state — both for Barletta and for Wagner.
Pittsburgh proper is mostly lost, and most of its suburbs already are safely red.
Me and the Mrs. will both be voting for Lou.
I'm only 60 years old and his schedule would KILL me!
I would toss out all polling on a number of these Senate races from before the Kavanaugh hearing. That reset a lot of these races.
Remember that Hillary was supposedly up in PA by 6-8 points ahead of the election.
I don't live in PA so I defer to you but I've seen Lou Barletta speak and I think he's terrific. He's also a longtime friend of the President's. I think it's worth the effort if the President's willing and he seems to be.
We need The President to come to Michigan and rally for John James against Dangerously Incompetent Debbie Stabenow.
Good replies and reasoning, y’all .. particularly re the recent stop in WV w/ ‘burgh proximity .. thanks :)
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