Pennsylvania isn’t a top target for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign?
“Understanding why the GOP candidate might be skeptical about Pennsylvania isn’t difficult. A Republican presidential nominee hasn’t triumphed there since George H.W. Bush in 1988, and, as mentioned, Obama won easily there four years ago despite a heavy investment of time and money from the McCain campaign. The state has more than a million more registered Democrats than Republicans, and an early May poll from Quinnipiac University found the president leading over Romney 47% to 39%.”
Meanwhile, there are reports that Romney will pick his VP nomineee earlier than usual.
“The tradition is to announce the No. 2 around the time of the convention to inspire grassroots activists and seek maximum publicity for the final two-month push to the November 6 election. But in this case, the Romney team has discussed whether to announce the pick a few weeks earlier to generate buzz for his campaign during August and help raise campaign funds.”
I mentioned this several weeks ago. McCain waited until just before his own convention in late August / early September because he wanted his selection to cancel out any momentum and buzz Obama had from his own convention. Romney can’t do that this year since the incumbent party’s convention is always after the challenger’s. So why wait? I can see Romney announcing in early August.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tells the San Francisco Chronicle she is “upbeat about the prospects for a female president in her lifetime, namely her friend Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
“Why wouldn’t she run? She’s a magnificent secretary of state. She’s our shot.”