McPalin putting all their chips on PA. Wouldn't it be something if they won it but lost the GE?

[jenmito]

They seem to think they can win PA. They're "closing the gap" by bringing it within single digits. What if he DOES win PA? He's ignoring so many other states that he needs to win! And most likely, he'll end up losing by 2 instead of 6 in the end anyway. Foolish move for them to put so much into PA. They may win a battle but they'll lose the war.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. McCain has no choice.. He HAS to win PA and hope the other close states go his way

Without PA it doesn't matter what happens in the other states.

[qanda]

4. Which is why Obama should spend more time in PA

But that's just my opinion. I hope we're not kicking ourselves on Wednesday, saying that we should have just won PA. I know it's a long shot, but stranger things have happened.

[jenmito]

8. True. But even if he DOES win PA, he has to win every other Bush state.

He won't.

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. Agreed. But only hope is that Bush states fall in line, and gets PA

So McCain has no other option but to put all remaining time in PA.

[jenmito]

25. He's stupid to think all the Bush states will fall in line...

but then again, his whole campaign has been incompetent.

[BlueStateGirl]

2. He will not win PA. I can't see it happening. n/t

[kentuck]

3. Because they have nowhere else to go...

Their only hope is to win PA, no matter if they are behind by an insurmountable number. Where could they go otherwise? :-)

[AtomicKitten]

5. McCain is harvesting the racist vote, but it won't be enough.

Obama has charted several paths to an electoral victory, and McCain will be left afterwards with the stench of his campaign forever in the noses of voters.

[azmouse]

6. WHY do the Reps think they can win in PA when it hasn't happened

in a looooong time?
WHY this year when McCain is losing everywhere else?
WHY this year when McCain isn't polling in the same numbers as Boosh did in the last 2 elections?

It. Won't. Happen.

[ROh70]

26. Same reason they thought Hillary Clinton supporters would go ga-ga for Palin.

[TheFarseer]

7. I think this is hillarious

media people are taking Virginia for granted and I don't think there's any way we can do that! To me, PA is a longshot for McCain. He needs to be after VA and send Palin to CO or vice versa. To me, that's how he wins.

[Lumpsum]

9. McCain HAS to win PA.

If he wins PA, then he has to win some other swing states that Obama is in the lead (I don't remember the off-hand).

If Obama wins PA, which I truly think he will, then it's over for Johnny.

[jenmito]

10. Exactly...

He also has to win CO, NV, and NM among others. It won't happen.

[old mark]

11. McCain must win PA's 21 votes to win the election given that he is

losing in many states by a large percentage. I hear all the stories ablut "tightening", but I don't believe it. We have voted Democratic in every Presidential election in the last 20 years, we have almost double the number of Democratic voters we had in 2004, and a huge numerical advantage over the Republicans. If the voters turn out Tuesday, Obama WILL WIN.

mark

[jenmito]

12. Thanks for the info. I'm glad to see you and others saying McCain won't win PA.

It's OVER if he doesn't and even if he DOES win it but loses any other Bush state.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

17. IA was Bush in '04, yes?

And now it's dark blue, I believe.

:evilgrin:

[jenmito]

18. Yes...

yet the Repubs. keep saying it's TIED in Iowa. :eyes:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

23. They can keep saying it.

When it gives its EVs to Obama, they can cry. :)

[jenmito]

24. And I can't wait

for that time to come! :)

[WinkyDink]

13. STOP THE MADNESS!! PA. IS BLUE! Thank you.

[bunkerbuster1]

14. 538 had an amusing piece up, assume you saw it, but if not

from

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/pennsylvania-sanity-check.html

Suppose that Barack Obama were to concede Pennsylvania's electoral votes. Literally, concede them. Throw 'em back, like a Chase Utley home run at a Cubs game. How often would he still win the election?

...89.0% of the time, according to our most recent run of simulations, along with another 2.4% of outcomes that ended in ties. This is because in the vast majority of our simulations, Obama either:

a) was winning at least 291 electoral votes, meaning that he could drop Pennsylvania's 21 and still be over 270, and/or

b) was winning at least 270 electoral votes, while already being projected to lose Pennsylvania in the first place.

(a) was much, much more common than (b), obviously.

[jenmito]

19. Yup, thanks. And I wrote the same thing a couple days ago-

that McCain could win PA and still lose! I would kind of LIKE that to happen just to anger the Repubs. and have the analysts discussing how he failed to focus on all the OTHER states he needed-how he had a failed strategy. :D

[WritingIsMyReligion]

15. He has no choice: without PA, he loses.

I don't know that there is a road to 270 for McCain without PA, unless he wins New York or California or something.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

In any case, his options fall squarely in that state. If he loses, I think the night is done.

[jenmito]

20. True...

I love McPalin's flawed strategy.

[JimGinPA]

16. PA Belongs To Obama

Case closed.

[jenmito]

21. Judging by your nic, I believe you.

:)

[Gman2]

27. They need a sanctuary, they will find none.

If there is NO friendly territory, they cannor spout off about ANYTHING.