Bush faces difficulties in PA

[felonious thunk]

Rendell clout wields message for Bush

Thursday, November 06, 2003
BY PETER L. DeCOURSEY
Of The Patriot-News

For President George W. Bush, Tuesday's Pennsylvania election was like being awakened before daylight by jackhammers under the window: You can't ignore it or get rid of the headache.

The president can still win re-election without Pennsylvania, as he did in 2000, but strategists say Bush needs to win Pennsylvania or Florida -- both now uncertain -- to keep his job.

More: http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/106811486088540.xml

[CMT]

1. to gurantee Pennsylvania

I wonder if Rendell would be considered for VP?

[felonious thunk]

2. I don't think he'll have to

Street was no exactly popular in Philly, and because of the Justice investigation, he won the mayoral race 2 to 1. It was, in a way, a referendum on the Bush administration in Philly. And with the Republican losing 2 to 1, imagine if it's a Democrat they actually get psyched up for. And a Democrat unseating an incumbent Republican in Allegheny is huge. It doesn't bode well for Bush if all the union voters in Western PA don't cross over, and this seems to indicate that they aren't planning on it.

Rendell is already very popular in PA, and I don't think the Dem nominee needs him on the ticket to win there. Rest assured that Rendell will campaign the state hard for the nominee though. We need to win PA, and I think it's looking pretty good there.

I think the Dem ticket is much more likely to take on a Southern or Midwestern Democrat as the VP. Perhaps Gephardt if he doesn't win on his own, or Mark Warner of Virginia.

[Ruby Romaine]

3. Pretzel Alert!

http://www.pretzelgrowers.com/
Isn't PA a hotbed of pretzel activity?

[AlinPA]

5. Lots of pretzels made in central PA

Lititz is most popular for them

[AlinPA]

4. Allegheny County (Pitt area) just elected a Democrat

to the County exec. office (3rd highest office in PA)