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Take It From Ed Rendell

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Slightly but significantly, Ed Rendell has separated himself from the Clinton campaign's assertion that Barack Obama can't win Pennsylvania–and the general election, for that matter–in the fall, telling MSNBC that Obama would be able to defeat John McCain in the Keystone State.

This comes a day after Mark Penn, Clinton's chief strategist, bluntly stated that Obama "really can't win the general election," and two days after the Clinton campaign issued a memo that sought to portray the Pennsylvania primary as a significant historical indicator of general election strength.

Rendell's take more closely comports with reality. The two most recent Pennsylvania polls, released in the last few days, have both found Clinton handily beating Obama in the Democratic primary–in which only registered Democrats may participate. But those same polls also showed Clinton and Obama performing almost identically in hypothetical general election match-ups with John McCain. This is only logical, since about two-thirds of the November electorate will be made up of independents and Republicans–voters who can't participate in the Democratic primary but who are more receptive to Obama than Clinton.

Rendell did make sure to say that he believes that Clinton has a better chance of winning Pennsylvania than Obama. But he mostly conceded the basic fact that the Clinton campaign has been resisting: that primary results–especially in closed-primary states like Pennsylvania–are not reliable indicators of a candidate's ability or inability to carry that state in the fall.

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Hillary PA Lie # 2 (eh, PA) (not verified) says:

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Hillary Lie # 2 about the Pennsylvania Primary:

Hillary has painted the Pennsylvania primary as some well-established hurdle that every nominee must clear. This is actually the first time that Pennsylvania has held a 'consequential' Democratic primary since 1984(when its voters picked Walter Mondale). Mostly, Pennsylvania has rubber-stamped already-determined nominees (ie, Michael Dukakis in '88, Bill Clinton in '92, Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.) PA has not played a leading role in choosing a Democratic nominee in a quarter-century.

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nobleone (not verified) says:

What would anyone expect from a lying shill like Mark Penn. It is typical of the Clinton campaign dishonesty. What is more disgusting is how the media takes everything he says with a straight face.

Anonymous (not verified) says:

Look at the photo. Rendell with his finger movement is describing the turnout of Obama supporters if Billary steals the nomination. Also, it describes Rendell's portion of the black vote in any future PA election.

It's been good knowing you Ed.

Louis Lipps (not verified) says:

Yeah, right. You people in Pennsylvania haven't gone Republican since 1988. Good luck with your Rendell and Arlen Specter.

marianne (not verified) says:

hey, i'm from pa and i am for obama. problem with pa is the closed primary;[only dems can vote] and the fact that it has an older population does not help obama.

clinton appeals to the old 'political machine' in pa but it should get interesting with the large black population in the bigger cities, philly in particular.

Anonymous (not verified) says:

THE CLINTON’S FRAUD CASE HAS UPCOMING HEARING DATE TO SET A TRIAL DATE 3 DAYS AFTER THE PENN PRIMARY. THEY HAVE NOT DISCLOSED THIS. OF COURSE THEY WANT EVERYONE TO CHILL OUT! THERE WILL BE A HEARING ON APRIL 25, (2 DAYS AFTER THE PENN PRIMARY) TO SET A TRIAL DATE. She has not disclosed this.

Gov Rendell has will be called as a witness by the Plaintiff.

Why won't she disclose her Earmarks? Why won't she release 2000-2006 Tax Returns? Why aren’t the Clinton Library Donor Lists being released (2000)? It could be that they are protecting their legal position in their Fraud Trial.
Here's some of what I have found, you will need to research it:
Background: Sen. & Pres Clinton assisted in organizing a combined fundraiser for her 2000 Senate Campaign (which is illegal) and raising funds for Pres Clinton's Library. They didn't properly report the money raised and still hasn’t. They returned a $2,000 check to Promoter Peter Paul and the FEC found that he actually spent 1.2 Million on this fundraiser. Her campaign was fined $35,000 and she was found not to have any knowledge. Peter Paul now has been granted an appeal based on new videotape evidence which he says contradicts both their previous testimony. His side of the story can be found if you Google "Hillary Uncensored." Watch the video, look at how many stars were there; they are being deposed and giving testimony under oath now. They will also have Chelsea Clinton testify as she was at the fundraiser and afterward at the home of Barbara Streisand discussing the event. Anyway, he is appealing the case which was thrown out by a Judge Matz, appointed by Pres Clinton and will get his day in court.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Go to www.lasuperiorcourt.org (Los Angeles Superior Court) and look in the CIVIL Column, then Click on CASE SUMMARIES then enter these numbers in the box BC304174. It is an active case and has been since January. Sen. Clinton he has not disclosed it. Even after bringing up Rezko and calling Sen. Obama "Ken Starr". I think, before we go any further, she needs to disclose this.

Anonymous (not verified) says:

Mark Penn was Dick Morris's pick from Arkansas days into the Bill Clinton presidency. He is anti-union (which surprises me that Hillary states she is all for the union / labor folk). Madeline Albright from her college days, Harold Ickes from Arkansas, the white house travel office from Arkansas. Ed Rendell is Hillary's hopeful chance for Pensylvania. Los Angeles, California Official, campaigning for Hillary is also a Rezko client for cash for campaign and have known the Clinton's for years. Spitzer was a supporter for Clinton. Remember she noted in 2000 senate race she had a jewish stepfather. Now she's really a Scranton home town girl, so many occassions she turns into something that somebody is. Today, a different personality. I wonder who she'll be tomorrow???? She's out giving millions to every different group she is talking to....wow. What a woman.

Anonymous (not verified) says:

REPUBLICANS STATED MANY TIMES THIS PAST 6 MONTH'S THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEBATE OBAMA, THEY WANT TO DEBATE HILLARY FOR A WIN TO THE WH. She is easier to beat they say, because a lot going on behind the scenes with the Clinton's still in the legal department and they can rip her to peices with it. Expose it all....and it will happen. They've been waiting for a long time to do this.

Harry Williamn (not verified) says:

Editir: I can be verfied at anytime you wish! Thank you!

When you look at Senator Obama,as a

Jesus Loving ( do not lie now Jesus is

looking at you!),American what do you see?

A Blackman running for President.? A

White Man running for President? A Black

Man/White man running for President ?

An American Citizen running for

President ?

If you are the American manifested by the United States Constitution then you must agree that seeing Senator Obama in any other way but an AMERICAN CITIZEN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT then you do America and its Constitution and Senator Obama's Mother a grave injustice and the very notion that you are an AMERICAN must be called in to serious question!

Here is why:

(1) Senator Obama is the

wonderful child of A Black Kenyan father

and a White American mother.

He was abandoned by his father at age

two and raised by His White American mother.She taught

Senator Obama all the great principles which defines

Him as a great American. She did not teach Him to be

black or to be White but to be an decent and up right

Human being and thus a Great and exemplary American.

Senator Obama,no one can ever deny,is the living hard

and courageous work of a great American Lady and she

is White and has been a single mother!

As we look at Senator Obama through the eyes of truth

and the light of His Mother's work with him and for him

we are forced to see quite a few things: (1) The sheer

force of What a Woman can do by herself (2) A tribute

to every single mother who has had to struggle to

raise her children alone with no help from the father.

(3) The viciousness of the old "Washington double talk

and double standards and the old Karl Rove and his

followers and imitators and "Wannabees Karl Rove" type

of Politics as they use their surrogates to substitute

race for issues.(4) How a woman who is supposed to be a

Champion of the causes of women can by what she and

her surrogates and the Karl roves of these United

States have done and have not done marginalizes and

made of little or no importance at the great work of

a Woman who safely carried senator Obama for nine

months,the safely brought him into this world and fed

and nurtured Senator Obama and then when abandoned clung

fast to her son and raised him to be the Senator Obama

we all are so proud of....saying he is simply a black

man running for President ignores and marginalizes all

the work and the pain and tears and the efforts of

this great American mother who simply happens to be

white! It is like taking away from her every thing she

has done and stood for!

it is strange that the Press,the Clinton's,The

Geraldine Ferraro's and all those who pretends to be

for women's right are the very ones who are guilty

of this ....if I am wrong somebody prove me wrong!

I,like Senator Obama,understands by personal

experience what it is like to be abandoned by a

father....and so are quite a lot of Americans today.

As I close I do hope some of my American sisters and

brothers,be they Democrat or Republican or Independent,

shall see Senator Obama in the true light

which is ,An American Democrat Running for President

of the United States.

As we see Senator Obama in the light of Truth His

mother shall be honored as the great American Mother she is!

Harry Williamn (not verified) says:

I'm an idiot who needs to be taken out back and shot in the head like a dog for the excrement I write on these boards; I mean for the stuff I copy and paste on these boards.

Please forgive me.

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