Article

2008-03-06 Home Front: Politix

Hard-to-predict Pennsylvania eager for face-to-face attention from Obama, Clinton

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2008-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Thought Hillary's inevitable candidacy had Pennsylvania wrapped up. There is just the Hillary coronation.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-03-06 19:03|| 2008-03-06 19:03|| Front Page Top

#2 She does. Fast Eddie Rendell has endorsed her, so she has the Philly machine behind her. And Pennsyltucky ain't gettin' behind O, so that leaves the Steel City, and there's not enough votes there. So she'll "win" the state, but neither will have enough delegates to wrap up the nomination.

So there will be some interesting gymnastics leading up to what could be an interesting convention.

I suspect the top donks are trying to figure out whether an open convention would provide more drama and interest than a backroom deal that works everything out way ahead of time and gives the party plenty of time to heal. In either case, the trick will be to avoid a Chicago '68 replay from their own true believers.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-06 19:50|| 2008-03-06 19:50|| Front Page Top

23:56 JosephMendiola
23:47 gorb
23:46 McZoid
23:45 JosephMendiola
23:43 JosephMendiola
23:42 McZoid
23:38 McZoid
23:34 McZoid
23:32 Redneck Jim
22:54 Redneck Jim
22:30 Abdominal Snowman
22:26 Senior Proconsul Sock Puppet
22:22 Senior Proconsul Sock Puppet
22:20 Senior Proconsul Sock Puppet
22:14 JosephMendiola
22:08 marc
22:08 JosephMendiola
22:07 KBK
22:02 tu3031
21:56 KBK
21:52 Frank G
21:49 Frank G
21:49 JosephMendiola
21:45 Frank G