Tom Ridge was on Hardball, telling Matthews that McCain will win Pennsylvania...

[Bicoastal]

...and with it, the entire doggone race.

What a joke! According to Elecotralvote.com, the most recent poll in Pennsylvania has Obama up by 6% (Kerry's GE margin), and the convention hasn't even happened yet! It was a battleground state in our primary, but not in the GE. Obama will win this state by a higher margin than Kerry did, and Ridge thinks McCain has a chance?

The guy thinks he has a chance as McCain's VP, and he did a good job of kissing ass, but I'm not buying it.

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. We ought to pay attention

It's important to know early which state(s) are likely to be stolen. I have to admit I didn't think it was going to be Ohio in 2004 or Florida in 2000.

[Cosmocat]

18. A Pa resident ...

1) We have a second term D governor who smashed his opponent - though admittedly a lightweight ....
2) Ridge has reasonable control of the state ... This isn't like Ohio with Blackwell or Florida with entrenched R machinary running the state ... His horse - Hill won in the primary ... His horse this time is BO ...
3) I was anxious to see how polling looked after the primary, and I feel pretty good at this point ... Has been in the 6-8 point range never dipping below that ...
4) Pa is one of BO's top states, by a wide margin, in registering new voters ...
5) BO BY FAR has McCain outorganized in Pa ... He set a massive foundation in the primary, and they were up and running for the general a month or so ago ... FULL SPEED ...

If BO were to lose Pa, something VERY dramatic will have happened, and he will have lost A LOT of other states ...

Ridge would be a factor, no doubt ... Given the above, I still would like BO's chances ... But, if the VP is anyone but Ridge, I would pretty much bank PA, again, unless something VERY big happens ... IF Ridge were on the ticket, that makes it a REAL horse race ...

[DrDan]

2. well - let's say mccain picks Ridge

if he wins Pa, the race is over.

Pres McCain.

[babylonsister]

3. Don't buy anything a rethug says; that's their job. nt

[DesertFlower]

7. i agree. nt

[Thrill]

4. What do we expect him to say?

Has there been even one poll with McCain ahead in the state?

[Motown_Johnny]

5. what was he supposed to say? Hell, we can't win this year.. why are you interviewing me?

[azmouse]

6. That means Ridge just announced they are planning on stealing PA.

That is what it amounts to. PA had better be careful.

[opihimoimoi]

8. Tom Ridge is a Wealth of Opinions...that is all.....some of Tweetys hard questions

should be answered by McCaine...he would flub it then blame others....he can't even pronounce their names for gods sake...

[polichick]

9. Both Ridge and Rendell are full of shit - PA is Obama country...

...and it doesn't depend (as Rendell says) on Hillary being on the ticket.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. Rendell has been saying Obama will carry the state regardless.

[polichick]

15. He was on CNN this morning pushing the idea that Obama NEEDS Hillary...

As a PA resident, I'm sick of hearing him.

[Drunken Irishman]

17. Well obviously he wants Clinton...

But don't expect him to say he'll lose PA without her.

[polichick]

19. That's what he was insinuating. The whole piece was about PA's Hillary supporters.

[TexasObserver]

10. I believe Kerry's margin was only in the 2-4 point range.

I was looking at Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago, and Obama held a 6 point lead, and I recall checking and seeing that was as much as Gore and Kerry won by combined.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Do you think he's going to say "McCain is going to lose here"?

C'mon, it's his job.

[zulchzulu]

13. Is Ridge going to try to put out more PHONEY warnings like he did before?

I would love Ridge to be the McQuack VP nominee.

We could skewer him for lying to the American people about terrorist warnings he later admitted that he had no idea why they were made and he would scare the GOP because he is supposedly pro-choice.

Pick Tom, Johnny Songbird!

[zbdent]

14. Didn't Rove say that the Repukes would gain ground in 2006?

[givemebackmycountry]

16. Screw Ridge - He's a handjob...

Mr. Color coded chart, Fred Flintstone looking, duct tape and plastic tarp shilling, DHS running asshole.
He's a REPUKE!
WHO CARES WHAT HE SAYS?
WHO CARES WHAT TWEETY SAYS?
If they have their mouths open they are either eating, lying, or worse yet, slurping each other.
ALL HE DOES IS KISS ASS.
That is how he makes his money.
Kissing ASS and whoring for the Right Wing spin machine.
THAT'S HIS JOB.
THAT'S ALL THEIR JOBS.
Hardball.
Give me a break.
The only thing "hard" about "Hardball" is how "hard" they all get thinking about all the money they are making.