GOP State Chair: Romney Doesn’t Think He Can Win Pennsylvania

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GOP State Chair: Romney Doesn’t Think He Can Win Pennsylvania

Rob Gleason, the Pennsylvania Republican State Party chair, says that Mitt Romney isn’t optimistic about winning the state in November, reports The Morning Call.

Gleason recalled telling Mitt Romney at a fundraiser that they would win Pennsylvania, to which Romney replied, “Really?”

“I don’t think anyone thinks we can carry Pennsylvania, I don’t think even Romney thinks we can win Pennsylvania; they’re not counting on it, but they’ll play here,” Gleason said. “We’re not asleep at the switch. We’ve been working on this for four years. This is the big one.”

Pennsylvania is considered a swing state, but recent polling showed President Obama ahead there by eight points. Pennsylvania hasn’t picked a Republican for president since 1988.

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[elleng]

1. VPotus Biden will do EVERYTHING HE CAN to keep it Dem!

He was born in Scranton, and plays his Pennsylvania roots dramatically and successfully. rmoney may know this.

[hayrow1]

2. With the latest PPP poll showing Romney up by only 7 in Texas...Maybe Texas will be more of a

battleground state than Pennsylvania this year?

[northoftheborder]

3. I highly doubt it. Only in a dream.

[Tx4obama]

6. It is VERY possible. Don't forget that over 3.5 MILLION Texans voted for Obama in 2008 :)

Texas has become more of a PURPLE state than a red one

[enough]

4. Given this, I wonder what happened to the Republicans' plan to change PA from

winner-take-all to proportional electoral college representation.

[bluestateguy]

5. I remember Joe Yarborough saying last time around that PA was the Republicans' Fools Gold

But this might be a head fake move, so don't let up an inch.