The vetting continues. Ed? What can I say... I am not objective. I lived in Philadelphia (Philly) while he was mayor. He changed the city in a really positive way. And he bridged an enormous gap between the suburbanites and the inner city dwellers in a way not seen before.
I was NOT surprised when he handily won the Governorship, twice.
As VP he brings to the table a lot of executive experience, but no foreign affairs experience. He was a big supporter of the Clintons as we all know and so he can speak with credibility to Bill & Hill's fans who's feathers are still ruffled. As you can see, he passes my photo test.
He is a do-er. A good fundraiser. And I think he would be OK with the second seat. He did a great job in my city, and state and he would bring a good solid win in PA. He would certainly not be the kind of VP candidate that could not win his own state.
He was 1996 Municipal Leader of the Year.
On the downside, as I said... no real foreign affairs credentials. And not a lot of name recognition west of Ohio. And he is a bit "in" with the beltway Bobs and Betties. He was also one of the dems praising fox for their coverage of the primary. (boo) But he took good care of the city of brotherly love and the keystone state.
Your thoughts on Vice President Rendell?
Showing posts with label Pennsylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pennsylvania. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
VP Stakes: The Ed Rendell Edition
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Pennsylvania Turnouts
2004 Dem Primary (Kerry)
789,882
2004 General Election (Kerry)
2,938,095
2006 Mid-Term Elections (Casey)
2,431,974
Dem Primary 2008 (Clinton & Obama)
2,300,542
Damn near the record reached in the all out battle that was the general election in 2004. Pretty good for just a primary, in April. Late April.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Pennsylvania Update 98.91% Reporting
98.91% Reporting
Clinton 1,232,681 54.3% 528.6% Spread.
Obama 1,039,151 45.7% 46
Notice the delegate count above. +6 for her. He is ahead 140+. There's more...
Pennsylvania Update 76% Reporting
76% Reporting
Still no Chester. As you can see no large balance of delegates here. She needed to win by double digits... Probably going to be ~8 or ~9 points. She is also still short in the popular vote by 700,000 or so. Did not having the money to spend hurt her ability to increase the margin? There's more...
Clinton 900,924 54% 37
Obama 757,013 46% 31
McCain Wins!
Man, 61% of the vote, versus 1 guy who has dropped out to eat fried squirrel, and a racist. They sure do love them some John McCain.
There's more...Pennsylvania Update 51% Reporting
51% Reporting
Clinton 578,616 54% 28
Obama 483,816 46% 19
Lancaster to Obama with 14% reporting, still no Chester. There's more...
Pennsylvania Update Unofficial State Numbers
The Pennsylvania Department of State has these numbers:
CLINTON, HILLARY 248,052 50.6%
OBAMA, BARACK 241,732 49.4%
Seems to be out of whack with CNN. There's more...
Pennsylvania Update 10% Reporting
10% Reporting.
Clinton 112,145 55%
Obama 93,488 45%
Apparently between Ohio and PA, Obama has cut her lead among seniors in 1/2. The gap going from 41 down to 19. There's more...
Hillary Wins!
Ladi Dadi and Everybody calling it for Hillary.
6% reporting.
Clinton 70,817 53%
Obama 62,691 47%
But by how much, [ominous music] by. how. much. There's more...
Pennsylvania Unreliable Exit Poll
One of those, so far wildly unreliable, early exit polls has Clinton up by only 4. FWIW. More later...
There's more...Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Murtha Endorses Clinton in Pennsylvania
John Murtha, (D) PA-12.
Just over one month to go till the Pennsylvania primary, and Pennsylvania 12th District, veteran, and anti-Iraq war activist Congressman John Murtha (D) has endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton for President.
The Washington PostMeanwhile, Obama is setting the bar for Pennsylvania low, low, low, telling major donors that Hillary should win in Pennsylvania, and that his goal is simply to get within 10 points.
“Sen. Clinton is the candidate that will forge a consensus on health care, education, the economy, and the war in Iraq,” Murtha wrote in a statement about his decision.
Murtha, who represents the 12th district of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, was an early and sometimes inflammatory critic of the Iraq war. As a retired Marine Corps colonel and the first combat veteran of Vietnam elected to serve in Congress, Murtha’s voice on Clinton’s behalf could prove especially valuable in both inoculating her from anti-war criticism and bolstering her claim that she is the most qualified to serve as commander-in-chief. That message is the backbone of Clinton’s appearances this week.
“Her experience and careful consideration of these issues convinced me that she is best qualified to lead our nation and to bring credibility back to the White House,” Murtha said. He said he “whole-heartedly” recommends Clinton to all voters in his state.
Clever. If Obama does do better -- but loses -- he wins. If he loses, it's what he expected. And in any event he will still do fine with Pledged Delegate Votes, and end up ahead overall.
Assuming the game doesn't change radically.
Six months ago almost no one predicted the race would still be ongoing after Super Tuesday. That's why we have elections -- to see what happens.
Murtha's endorsement of Hillary Clinton will swing some Pennsylvania votes.
And the beat goes on... There's more...
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