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The Key Keystone State
April 21, 2008 8:12 AM
Greetings from the City of Brotherly Love, located in the key Keystone state. A win for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, here tomorrow could end this race. But Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, has consistently led in the polls here.
A big question being debated -- how big does her win need to be?
Filmmaker Rob Reiner told voters in Sunday that the "W" needs to be sizable.
"Not to put any pressure on you folks, but this is it, this is it," Reiner said. "We're gonna we win, no doubt about it, but we gotta win big. If we win big, we're going to wind up with more votes than Barack Obama. It's gonna be a very big decision for the superdelegates."
The latest Quinnipiac poll has the race fairly static, Clinton leads Obama 51% to 44%.
Other key findings -- women are backing Clinton 57-38….men are backing Obama 53-42….White Catholics are for Clinton 66-29….Voters over 45 back Clinton 54-40…Under 45 go for Obama 57-41.
"Pennsylvania voters apparently made up their minds a couple of weeks ago and nothing has happened since to change them," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "An extraordinary turnout effort by Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign could snatch this victory from Sen. Hillary Clinton, but that does not appear likely. Sen. Obama got off message after his ‘bitter’ remarks and never regained his momentum, giving Sen. Clinton the opening to fight another day in Indiana and North Carolina."
You can read our report from GMA this a.m. HERE and watch it HERE.
- jpt
UPDATE: The source of the Reiner quote, NPR, originally reported that the comment was by Gov. Ed Rendell, not Rob Reiner. It was Reiner.
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The Obama campaign announced that it got the support of superdelegate/Ohio DNC member Enid Goubeaux.
The superdelegate count now is: Clinton 262, Obama 238. Clinton's lead has shrunk to 24...
Obama leads by 142 in the overall count: 1,655-1,513.
He also leads by 166 in the pledged delegate count: 1,417-1,251.
Posted by: polly | Apr 21, 2008 11:59:31 AM
Bill Clinton in 2004:
“Now one of Clinton’s Laws of Politics is this: If one candidate's trying to scare you and the other one's trying to get you to think; if one candidate's appealing to your fears and the other one's appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope. That's the best.”
Posted by: Bill's Advice | Apr 21, 2008 11:57:34 AM
Obama gained a SD today Enid Goubeaux
Posted by: Vanessa | Apr 21, 2008 11:57:05 AM
Hillary Clinton, I have a question for you. Where's the campaign contribution for March/April? All the Millions raised, did David Copperfield make them disappear? Did Bill invest in Elliot Spitzers business in Washington?
Posted by: Owen | Apr 21, 2008 11:53:33 AM
Hillary for President in 08 the only way Obama can win is by leaving out FL. and MI.
Posted by: Bishop | Apr 21, 2008 11:50:41 AM
len: Even in the "South" that wouldn't be perfect English?
Obama all the way!
Posted by: Lookup | Apr 21, 2008 11:47:40 AM
i agree i want to have a woman in the white house too and i want her to be great, i dont think that hillary is that person she is more like a hypocritical robot!! women are way better than that!
Posted by: melissa | Apr 21, 2008 11:41:36 AM
carpenter.nyc: If you're really from NYC, you're STILL a Clinton supporter? Interesting. I thought real New Yorkers viewed her as they do Guiliani -- as a joke.
Posted by: Mother | Apr 21, 2008 11:40:00 AM
Bishop: You routinely make the least incisive comments on these blogs. As a blind Clinton support I wish you could at least embrace a logic routed in some semblance of reason, rather than adopt the specious arguments that have led your "candidate" to ruin. She is a disaster. Get a grip. Understand that. I don't want another disaster leading this country. She can't manage her family. She can't manage herself. She can't manage her campaign. But, yeah, for the hell of it, for the novelty of electing a woman, let's give this liar the chance to further destroy the country. You're out of your mind. And to the feminists out there who may be outraged by the backlash to Clinton, consider this...as a feminist, I think she is doing (and would continue to do) far greater damage to breaking that "glass ceiling) than if it were done by someone worthy. I don't want Hillary Clinton to be President because she would -- as she has shown in this very campaign -- undermine the future feminist cause by being a DISASTER. In subsequent years, people who are somewhat reluctant to voting for a woman, will look back and point to her as a fine example of why not to. In breaking barriers, the ones doing so must have integrity (which she does not). That is why those people are later revered. Clinton is not that woman. Never has been. Never will be.
Posted by: Mother | Apr 21, 2008 11:36:27 AM
Yes, Hillary will win Pa but it won't matter. Obama will be the nominee
Posted by: lisa | Apr 21, 2008 11:36:12 AM
SURVEYUSA's NEW PA POLL IS UP!
HILLARY DROPS 8 POINTS!
SurveyUSA: "Last week, SurveyUSA had Clinton ahead by 14 points. Monday, in a poll conducted using the identical methodology, SurveyUSA found Clinton ahead by 6 points."
Posted by: pollster | Apr 21, 2008 11:35:57 AM
Pa will go for Clinton Women are coming out in record numbers thier are more white guy's daily getting behind Hillary they know who put the food back on the table in 93 thier not stupid plus they are 80% catholic in Pa. And for Hillary
Posted by: Bishop | Apr 21, 2008 11:34:48 AM
Bill didn't go to their house afterwards for a welcome home party
OBAMBI SOCIALIZED with the AYERS....
" STICK A FORK IN IT " MRS.AYERS
Posted by: carpenter.nyc | Apr 21, 2008 11:32:07 AM
Vanessa: Good point. I've been on the fence here in PA for a long time, but because of that debate I donated $500 to Obama's campaign, the first time I had done so for any candidate during this cycle. He will get more for the general election. This thing is over. Hillary can't and shouldn't compete. She is wholly out of her league.
Posted by: Carrie J. | Apr 21, 2008 11:29:13 AM
Obama has lost it for the democrats he can't win the GE hs should drop out go home and grow up.
Posted by: Bishop | Apr 21, 2008 11:27:18 AM
carpenternyc: Again, what's your rationale? President Bush authorized a war in Iraq and American soldiers died and as voters we, as a nation, elected him, so does that mean that all Americans are also responsible for personally killing US soldiers? By your reasoning, that's exactly what you're saying, which I don't think is what you mean to say at all.
Posted by: Delusional Nitwit | Apr 21, 2008 11:26:45 AM
WestCoastMessenger , you didn't call Obama a fine young man last night, In fact you used derogatory words to describe him. I agree with you on one point though, you'll support her to the end and that's very loyal. Unfortunately, the end is NYC not the White House.
Posted by: Owen | Apr 21, 2008 11:25:40 AM
If you go on the Obama website, he has 1.3 million+ donors who donates to him on a regular basis at an average of $90-$95
He's trying to reach 1.5 million donors by May 6
Which is why I think the abc debate was great
He raised alot of money after the debate and also gained ground in PA
Posted by: Vanessa | Apr 21, 2008 11:25:18 AM
Hillary's going to win. Hillary's going to be the next President. Hillary's going to make everything better. Hillary doesn't lie. Hillary told me I can be Vice-President. Hillary is going to work with Republicans. Hillary can work with Democrats. Hillary has money. Hillary is real. Hillary's eyes really ARE blue, they're not contact lenses to make her look...whatever...
Posted by: Delusional Nitwit | Apr 21, 2008 11:23:30 AM
as a black person let me tell you:
Obama aint no president!~
Posted by: edith | Apr 21, 2008 11:20:59 AM
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