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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Fri Jun 1, 2012, 03:58 PM Jun 2012

Is Pennsylvania no longer a swing state?

Alex Roarty notes that "evidence is mounting" that Pennsylvania isn't a top target for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

"Understanding why the GOP candidate might be skeptical about Pennsylvania isn't difficult. A Republican presidential nominee hasn't triumphed there since George H.W. Bush in 1988, and, as mentioned, Obama won easily there four years ago despite a heavy investment of time and money from the McCain campaign. The state has more than a million more registered Democrats than Republicans, and an early May poll from Quinnipiac University found the president leading over Romney 47% to 39%."

Meanwhile, First Read moves the Keystone state from "Toss Up" to "Lean Dem."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/06/01/is_pennsylvania_no_longer_a_swing_state.html

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Is Pennsylvania no longer a swing state? (Original Post) WI_DEM Jun 2012 OP

Well...1 BILLION in SuperPAC money put's them all in play. democrat_patriot Jun 2012 #1

Having just moved there, I would celebrate that. onehandle Jun 2012 #2

Georgia went Democratic in 4 out of the last 10 Presidential elections Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #7

Georgia voted Democratic in the Presidential race for 123 years until 1996. onehandle Jun 2012 #8

We've got solid blue areas and solid red areas, but I think it will go blue again. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #3

Gov Corbett-R and state GOP House and Senate are creating alot of anger here jn2375 Jun 2012 #4

Obama will win PA as long as the campaign does not take it for granted bluestateguy Jun 2012 #5

Well, this guy is now the GOP Luzerne Count Chairman... fencesitter Jun 2012 #6

I hope so. rug Jun 2012 #9

democrat_patriot

(2,774 posts)

1. Well...1 BILLION in SuperPAC money put's them all in play.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 04:00 PM

Jun 2012

Romney stays away, but the SuperPAC flods the airwaves....

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Having just moved there, I would celebrate that.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 04:04 PM

Jun 2012

Georgia was blue all my life until we became the first 100% electronic voting state and 'suddenly' went deep red.

Looking forward to blue, blue Fall in Pennsylvania.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

7. Georgia went Democratic in 4 out of the last 10 Presidential elections

Reply to onehandle (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 2, 2012, 08:38 AM

Jun 2012

Obama, GW, GW, Clinton, Clinton, HW Bush, Reagan, Reagan, Carter, Nixon, Nixon....the e-voting went in in 2002. In what way was Georgia always blue?

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

8. Georgia voted Democratic in the Presidential race for 123 years until 1996.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 2, 2012, 09:39 AM

Jun 2012

Democrats were still strongly in charge of the state until 2002.

That year it went solid red. 130 years of the party in Georgia was over.

Now, like many red states, they are changing the laws and eliminating voters to make sure it's never blue again.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. We've got solid blue areas and solid red areas, but I think it will go blue again.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 04:15 PM

Jun 2012

jn2375

(910 posts)

4. Gov Corbett-R and state GOP House and Senate are creating alot of anger here

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 06:03 PM

Jun 2012

They tired to pass the ultrasound bill, Corbett stuck his foot in his mouth that women don't have to look
They're cut over 1 billion from public schools and universitys, this is causing daily protests across the state. Corbetts poll numbers are in the tank. His first few days in office he cut low income people off health care. He refuses to tax the fracking industry. His knick name is Toxic Tom. He's going to be a 1 term gov.