Clinton Camp: It's A Miracle We're Not Behind In Pennsylvania

[IndianaGreen]

Hillary was 20 points ahead a couple of months ago!

Clinton Camp: It's A Miracle We're Not Behind In Pennsylvania

If you were operating off of the tone of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign it's a downright political miracle that the she isn't trailing Barack Obama by 20 points in the current Pennsylvania polls.

In a Wednesday conference call with reporters, aides to the New York Democrat offered a heaping dose of expectations-setting roughly two weeks before Pennsylvanians hit the polls.

"The fact that we still maintain a lead after Sen. Obama spent six days here and got the backing of (Pennsylvania) Sen. (Bob) Casey, and in light of being outspent, I think it is remarkable that we still maintain a lead," said T.J. Rooney, the state's Democratic Party chairman. "We don't think we have any weaknesses in this state. It has been said before and it bears repeating: we are being outspent financially."

And indeed, Obama is pouring massive resources into the state. Estimates have him outspending Clinton by a margin of three-to-one in Pennsylvania, and his campaign has been flooding the airwaves with advertisements. With these advantages, Clinton's aides say, its remarkable that Clinton is even hanging on.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/09/clinton-camp-its-a-miracl_n_95883.html

[MannyGoldstein]

1. The Goalposts Have Just Broken The Sound Barrier

As they rocket into the sunset.

[cliffordu]

7. I wondered what that was....

:rofl:

[AX10]

2. Considering the BIG BUCKS he is spending.

it is.

[papau]

13. $2 m per week on media, plus another $2 m on organizing - to her $400 K - yep

[DUyellow]

3. I CALLED IT yesterday... SPIN SPIN SPIN

[Political Heretic]

4. What a bunch of nutcases

[BeyondGeography]

5. Ed Rendell doesn't measure up to Bob Casey

even if he is practically the only elected official of consequence in Pa. who isn't supporting Hillary.

And that ex-President Bill guy compared with Michelle Obama? Day-um, they've got a point, don't they?

[Bok_Tukalo]

6. The Obama campaign decided to go for the kill

An interesting gamble.

[MannyGoldstein]

8. Why Is That A Gamble?

What's the downside?

[Bok_Tukalo]

10. He loses big

He is putting alot of resources into this. As long as it was stealth, it was fine. That is no longer the case and a double digit loss after such an effort by his campaign can only be seen as a failure.

[IndianaGreen]

9. They are forcing Hillary to spend what little money she has in a state she was supposed to win

and that even her own campaign said she had to win by a large margin.

A single digit win by Hillary will be seen as a loss!

A tie or close victory by Obama will undermine one of Hillary's many arguments to remain in the race.

[anonymous171]

14. That's my take on it.

They will use her debts to make huge margins in NC and OR.

[TheDoorbellRang]

11. "We are being outspent financially."

What other way of being outspent is there?

I am being outraged angrily!!11! :spray:

[Gore1FL]

12. Wow...

Spinning a lack of campaign money as a strength. I wonder who will buy that line of illogic.

[Symarip]

15. Hey now!

She knew it was going to be a close race all along. I heard her say that today. I believe her. She's so... Believable.