Fattah: PA crucial for Obama victory
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Fattah: PA crucial for Obama victory
Catherine Lucey
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah says Pennsylvania will be key to a victory for President Obama in November.
“The truth is that with labor, with Democratic activists all across our state, we are poised to play a historic and important role again,” Fattah said this morning at a breakfast for the Pennsylvania delegation at the Democratic National Convention, which was streamed live online. “There’s no role to the White House for Romney and Ryan if they lose Pennsylvania.”
Fattah praised Obama’s for passing the Affordable Care Act and ending combat operations in Iraq and accused the GOP of trying to mislead voters.”
“Sen. Casey and I we battle these characters every day in Washington. Some people are surprised they have some difficulty with the truth, but we see it every day in Washington,” Fattah said.
Fattah is a pure dirtbag.— Just_Recently_Banned- Is Mr. Fattah referring to Obama and Biden when he says "Sen. Casey and I we battle these characters every day in Washington. Some people are surprised they have some difficulty with the truth, but we see it every day in Washington.”
This comment is really interesting. If Pa were a sure thing, you would not hear this. Now take it into context that Casey who is widely known across the state was only at 35% against Tom Smith at 25% who is totally unknown. Even his name is easily forgotten. If Casey had any real strength, he would be at 50-60% at this point against an unknown challenger. The fact that he is at 35% says he is in real trouble. Which also raises questions with where Obama really is in Pa polling. With the required voter roll purge (expected to drop 650,000 names, 80% democrats) making it much harder to alter the vote and the other meat provisions of the voter ID law also kicking in, there is a real question about the methodology used to poll. Most polls have been 50% in the Philly area. Also, the census showed huge drops in the urban populations across the state except Philly which had little change. Most of the population lost was registered Democrat. With the open hostility of EPA and the Democrats towards shale gas and its huge benefits, how does all this come together. The answer does not favor Obama and Casey. There is clear evidence that the SW is moving away from the Democrats leaving only Philly as a major stronghold. It is doubtful Philly can deliver the votes this year when 12% or more of the voter roll has been identified as dead, in jail, moved on, or illegal. Fattah's comments are not those of one confident of victory.— Dutch-wayne
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