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Rendell ‘Nervous’ McCain Could Win Pennsylvania

October 22, 2008 9:37 AM

McCain McMentum?

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell wants Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., back in the Keystone State. He's worried Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., could still pull off a victory there.

"I don’t want to be selfish,” Rendell told CNN. “But I’m still a little nervous, so I have asked Obama to come back. We understand he’s got demands from 20 different states, but we’d like to see him here.”

Rendell sent the leadership of the Obama campaign two e-mails asking them to get Obama to Western Pennsylvania, along with asking for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., to come back into the state, where she trounced Obama in the primaries, ABC News Political Director David Chalian reports. 

A Democratic source familiar with Rendell's requests to the Obama campaign also tells Chalian that the larger-than-life former mayor of Philadelphia also verbally requested that former president Bill Clinton come visit.

The Keystone State has not gone Republican since 1988, but it's often a close contest; Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., only beat President Bush there by 2.5 percentage points in 2004.

- jpt

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Rendell is not to be trusted. I remember him from the primary and he is no friend to Obama.

Posted by: clarity | Oct 24, 2008 1:10:04 AM

John S: "If McCain wins PA, OH, and FL , he will be our 44th president."- NOT! Obama has so many states in the tank, he can win 16 different ways. Go to realclearpolitics and check the electoral map. If the election were held today, Obama would win 364 electoral votes to McCain's 174. Even taking away PA, OH, and FL, Obama would still have 296 votes, thanks to MO, NC, and IN. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO GET OUT THE VOTE!

Posted by: winnie47 | Oct 24, 2008 12:00:59 AM

I'm from Philly and I do not trust Rendell as far as I can throw him. He's dirty and most people who are awake in PA know it. He is loyal to the Clinton's and when he spoke of the racism in Western PA, he was talking about himself. He used and abused Black support just like the Clintons and I am entirely confident that he would not be sad if Obama lost PA. Please know that Hillary is planning for 2012, which is why her hubby has been a less than wonderful surrigate. YOu know how talented he is and he absulutely has not lent his talent to the candidacy of Obama. The Clintons cannot be trusted which is why Obama should never have thought of adding Hillary to the ticket.
Rendell is not killing himself to bring PA home for Obama. He certainly is not ddoing for Obama what He did for HIllary during the primary. Obama will not out out street money. Obama knows that its expected and I am trusting that his ground game is strong enough to get the vote out without it. Obama needs to owe noting to Rendell.

Posted by: wallyhen | Oct 23, 2008 11:28:11 PM

Well I reckon that Obama should go back to PA at least once in the last two weeks, do a number of rallies in the same day across PA, then also have the Clinton's back there.

If McCain is campaigning there then Obama should play some defense and not get cocky.

Nothing should be taken for granted.

Posted by: JayKay2 | Oct 23, 2008 4:21:49 AM

Sarah helped give three members of my family each 3269 dollars on Sept. 12. Sarah beat an incumbant repub gov, she beat former 2 term dem gov. She negotiated a 40 billion dollar pipeline. She negotiated ethics reform. She got more money from the oil companys. She has an 82 percent approval rating by Alaskans.

Posted by: Gary | Oct 23, 2008 3:10:52 AM

As a conservative independent, I can't relate to the McCain/Palin crew. All smoke and mirrors...now we hear they spent $150,000 on clothes for Palin and her family?!

As a comedian once put it...vote for the guy that owns one house, not 7 (or 8 houses...did McCain get back on that one?)

Posted by: Adam | Oct 22, 2008 10:45:35 PM

Dee, if you grossed $310,000 and still showed a net over $250k then you need a new tax accountant. You had only $60k in costs ? If you let go of an employee, then it is because you are cheap.

Any good tax accountant will write most of a small business income off. If you are dumb enough to use an idiot tax preparer, you deserve to pay more tax.

Posted by: Harmon Brody | Oct 22, 2008 10:42:23 PM

I believe Obama will carry Pennsylvania. There are also lots of Republicans jumping ship, but I don't really see any of the people too busy talking about the word "black" mentioning that.

McCain is just another George Bush. Period. Obama is going to bring back the Clinton years. Do you sillies think that McCain is going to help Hillary Clinton move her ideas along?

All I have to say is this...if you are voting for Senator McSame and Gov. Know Nothing, you get what you vote for. I don't want to hear ANY COMPLAINTS, NONE. JUST SUFFER! It's amazing how some people let Satan sneak into their lives. You know it in your heart why you are turning on a good man for one running a campaign of vileness and slime. Admit it!

Know this, for everyone voting McSleeze, there's someone or "sometwo" voting for Obama. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh aren't small areas. May God walk with Obama and may Pennsylvania walk with them. Amen.

Posted by: Vegas | Oct 22, 2008 9:35:51 PM

sorry PA they gonna steal it in Philly ! 1st black pres, philly precints stuffing the ballot boxes u better belive it.

Posted by: mike | Oct 22, 2008 9:32:10 PM

To John McCain from Joe the Plumber - how to spend $150,000 wisely - hire a constitutional tutor for Sarah Palin.

Posted by: whynot | Oct 22, 2008 9:18:24 PM

I live in Pa... there are DEMOCRAT FOR MCCAIN SIGNS UP AND DOWN THE STREET I LIVE ON AND ALL OVER THIS CITY.. we did not forget that Obama looks down upon us "bitter, gun clinging" people. He is delusional if he thinks he can degrade the people of Pennsylvania and then expect the same to vote for him. Not going to happen here.
MCCAIN/PALIN 08

Posted by: ml | Oct 22, 2008 8:50:40 PM

Re: "IS AMERICAN CAPITALISM IS ABOUT TO CHANGE?"

It's alredy changed! Bush ruined Wall St as we know it. He's nationailized the banks.


McLame/Palin are even dumber on the economy than Dubya. The rest of the world will not listen to these two.

Posted by: hotandspicy | Oct 22, 2008 8:20:47 PM

If McLame wins all of our money will go to Wall St crooks.

Posted by: hotandspicy | Oct 22, 2008 8:16:58 PM

John McCain - from Joe the Plumber - how to spend $150,000 wisely - hire a constitutional tutor for Sarah Palin.

Posted by: whynot | Oct 22, 2008 8:00:00 PM

McCain can still pull this off and if he does everone in the media will be with their mouth wide open.

Go Mac!

Posted by: Johanna | Oct 22, 2008 7:20:00 PM

During the primary, Mayor Rendell was a big Hillary supporter, and he has hurt Obama nationally in the election campaign with his comments regarding race as as issue. The 2008 election will boil down to PA, OH, and FL. If Sen. McCain takes all three states, he will be our 44th president.

Posted by: John S. | Oct 22, 2008 5:10:26 PM

Obama spent so much money in Penn., he still can not win, what does it mean?

If he is elected, he will be wasting money again like he did in election.

Corruption. We need to stop and prevent it now.

Vote for McCain!

Posted by: golfgirlusa | Oct 22, 2008 4:56:13 PM

So Josey, I guess the nonamericans that Palin was talking about should vote for Obama.

Posted by: annie | Oct 22, 2008 3:49:10 PM

>>>I'm voting McCain Palin and so is my husband. We never forgot what that elitist Obama said about us Pennsylvanians back in April!

Our Dem family is also voting McCain/Palin.
Obama is the only one who's ever called us racists.

Posted by: JoseyJ | Oct 22, 2008 3:40:54 PM

John McCain how can I get my donation money back that I contributed to you. I did not contribute money for Sarah Palin and her families wardrobe. I would like a refund.

Posted by: nevermind | Oct 22, 2008 2:28:26 PM

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