No matter how big the circus, when it comes to town someone has to put up the tent.And that’s what was going on yesterday on the fourth floor at 1500 Sansom St., where in newly rented offices Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign began building in earnest for a suddenly important April 22 Pennsylvania primary showdown with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Obama’s organization is behind in the polls here – a Quinnipiac University poll released last week showed Clinton with 49 percent of the Pennsylvania Democratic vote and Obama with 43 percent – and faces Clinton’s formidable political backing by Gov. Rendell, Mayor Nutter, and significant parts of the state’s Democratic Party.
Until this week, many thought Pennsylvania would not be necessary. But Clinton revived her flagging campaign Tuesday with victories in the Texas and Ohio primaries. Pennsylvania, with its relatively late primary, became relevant.
So Obama’s organization has begun pushing full-bore here, recruiting volunteers and – most important in Pennsylvania’s closed primary system – registering as many Democratic voters as possible before the March 24 deadline.



Obama Must Loose in Pennsylvania
I still don’t get what anyone sees in this guy. He’s a smooth talker and has a great voice for speaking. But We’re talking about the leader of the greatest country in the world. Hillary, has guts, endurance and would make a much better statesman than Obama. It sounds like Obama will be like a kid with a new toy if he gets elected. He talks about change. Sometimes change is good, other times you need to be diplomatic. The next president will inherit a mess. The next president will have to work with both sides to fix what Bush has gotten us into.
What People See in Obama?
The reason you don’t get what anyone sees in Senator Obama, is that you do not have the ability to see the forest through the trees. I.e., Barack Obama is a Leader in the midst of Polititians – Barack is a Negotiator Hillary Debates. We need a Negotiator – that is what will bring what we need to these United States.
No, we need a fighter
Democratic “negotiators” have been backing up since Reagan got elected. And these past 8 years they have allowed the republicans to “hollow out” our economy, and now it is collapsing.
What people see in Obama
What you see is an intelligent man who is calm under pressure. He is sincere and raised by a single mother…knows first hand what single moms go through. He doesn’t play “the game” Which anyone with EXPERIENCE has learned ALL TOO WELL. That’s why CHANGE never happens. People are lied and deceived by the media. The lean towards who pays them. By current candidates who are calling in “their favors” and by those who are unwilling to find out what is true and untrue. Does any hard working union worker get a chance at being President? Has Hillary Clinton ever tryed to feed a family of four on $35,000 a year? Has her parents? I doubt it. How can someone know what we have gone through if they have NEVER had to deal with no insurance, a sick child,no gas to get to work,fear of lossing your job because your mom has Alzheimers. Maybe that’s what I see in Obama…
SOMETHING DIFFRENT because I’m tired of the same old thing.
I’m not sure Obama or any
I’m not sure Obama or any politician has ever taken a union member’s best interest at heart. They know that the middle class is what makes this country work and they have no intention of changing that…for better or worse. They want that middle class to stay right where it is. This is from a union sheetmetal worker of 34 years that has voted Democrat in every election and will continue to do so. But I can’t believe a politician when they tell me they are going to change things. I will die a sheetmetal worker and I will die middle class whether Obama or Hillary get in. The changes he’s talking about will not change the middle class. No politician, Dem or Repub, will ever take that chance.
Hillary.
My husband was a sheet metal workerin Atlanta. He is retired now but worries about losing his benifits or a reduced pension. He received information just like week pertaining to that. We are in a recession now and it’s something to think about.We have always voted democratic. I beleive you will find Hillary to be the one who will care if you lose benfits or pensions,not Obama or McCain. She is for the middle class and will work hard for you. Please vote for her and help us to have a candidate who cares about the middle class.
Even though I spouted about
Even though I spouted about politicians taking us middle class for granted…I am voting for Hillary. I believe she deeply feels the real path of the Democratic Party. I also received the National Pension Fund revisions and it just makes you wonder where it will all end. Just think what could be done with all those millions, soon to be billions, spent on campaigns.
Hillary is not going to get
Hillary is not going to get your husband’s pension back. It is the economic forces that are working behind, unless she has some kind of super human powers.
Don’t you see – she is just using the emotions of people like you to get herself elected. This is our countries’ highest office, there was already a Clinton there, why not give someone else a chance? Anybody in your family ever been in the White house? We shouldn’t support such dynasty, it will then become an entitlement for families like Bush and Clinton.
Neither is Obama because
Neither is Obama because the economic forces you speak of are well beyond the control of any politician. Even a politician with family ties. But I don’t understand why you restrict the chance to be president if someone in your family has already been there. By your standards, if Obama should be this savior we are all looking for no one in his family, regardless of how well qualified, can run for the office of president or for that matter any public office. I believe it is Obama who is using the emotions of the American people to his advantage. People say how inspiring his speeches are, how he whips up the crowd and brings even the most seperated groups together. If that’s not using the emotions of the American people to his advantage, I don’t know what is. But what must said is look at Hillary and Obama for what they are. They are both strong dedicated Democrats that want the best for the American people, If you personally despise Clinton because she is a Clinton, there is nothing she can say or do to change your mind, but to put it in the context of a dynasty or give someone else a chance, just isn’t be truthful to yourself. Just say you will vote for Obama and move on without the personal dislike for the Clintons getting in the way.
Obama
He has had way too much coverage by the media.However, they never cover all the deals he was a part of in Chicago. Obama has not been lied about through the media ,he has been praised in every aspect for some strange reason. Many people have raised 4 kids on less than $35,000 a year. I did. He should be thankful he earned that much. We don’t want his kind of change. Maybe Hillary can change something to help with things like the problems with your Mom. You should not lose your job for that reason. My heart goes out to you. Alzheimers is a terrible disease.
Barack
Barack Obama negotiated too much already with the wrong people. We don’t him to to do that for us for 4 years. Vote for Hillary and see CHANGE for REAL.
to obama must loose in pennsylvania
LETS TALK... HILLARY HAS GUTS, ENDURANCE??? GUTS..WHY DO YOU THINK SO? ENDURANCE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. I NEED EXAMPLES?? HILLARY HAS WHINED #1-THE MEDIA IS PICKING ON ME. #2-AT THE OHIO DEBATE THE FIRST THING OUT OF HER MOUTH HAD TO DO WITH SHE’S BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY#3-SENATOR OBAMA ASKS A VALID QUESTION WHERE ARE HER TAX RETURNS HE’S CALLED “KEN STARR” SHE WHINES ABOUT HOW THE “2 STEP IN TEXAS ISN’T FAIR SHE WHINES HOW FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN SHOULD NOW BE COUNTED AFTER BOTH GOVERNORS KNEW THE DNC RULES. SHE WHINED AFTER THE WYOMING CAUCUSES THAT “IT’S NOT REALLY VOTING”. ENDURANCE...ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE STOOD BY BILL CLINTON DURING HIS “I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN” EPISODE.THAT, MY FRIEND, WAS HER POSITIONING HERSELF TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.SHE PROBABLY TOLD OLD BILL HERES HOW IT’S GOING TO GO. I WILL NOT THROW YOU UNDER THE BUS NOW BUT WHEN I RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY YOU WILL SAY WHAT I TELL YOU TO, DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO AND DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SEE THAT I WIN.THIS INCLUDES CALLING IN EVERYONE WHO HAVE HELPED BEHIND CLOSE DOORS AND SAYING I WAS THE MAIN PERSON GIVING YOU ADVICE.SHE CAN’T STAND ON HER YEARS IN OFFICE SO SHE NEEDS TO USE NEGATIVE, HALF TRUTHS ABOUT HER OPPONENT.DID BILL TAKE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM REZKO. YES HE DID.WHAT MAKES HER EXPERIENCED IN FOREIGN POLICY? HILLARY SAID SHE “HELPED BRING PEACE TO NORTHERN IRELAND” FACT:SHE ENCOURAGED WOMEN GROUPS TO GET INVOLVED. SHE SAID SHE NEGOTIATED WITH MACEDONIA TO OPEN ITS BORDERS TO KOSOVO REFUGEES. THAT WAS ALREADY DONE AND DECIDED THE DAY BEFORE.SHE SEEMS TO ME TO WHINE,LIE,BACK STAB, MANIPULATE, BLACK MAIL AND TWISTS THE FACTS TO HER BENEFIT... THAT’S DIPLOMATIC? SHE HAS HER OWN SELF SERVING AGENDA. SHE DOES NOT CARE WHAT SHE HAS TO DO TO GET THERE. HAD SHE BEEN DIPLOMATIC PERHAPHS HER HEALTH PLAN WOULDN’T OF FAILED BACK IN 1993.SHE DIDN’T LISTEN TO NURSES OR DOCTORS WHO COULD OF HELPED HER. SHE WAS UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO ANYONE ELSE. GO TO POLITICAL JOURNAL ARCHIVES.REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON THE CLINTONS, THAT’S ALL I ASK.FIND OUT RIGHT NOW HOW SHE IS SPENDING HER CAMPAIGN MONEY. THEN YOU WILL KNOW HOW SHE WILL SPEND YOUR MONEY.I WAS FOR HER AS A CANDIDATE BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN AND SO IS SHE. BUT THIS ELECTION IS FAR,FAR TO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO DO THAT SO… I DECIDED TO BECOME BETTER EDUCATED ON THE FACTS.I REMEMBER BILL CLINTON PROMISING WE WOULD HAVE A HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR ALL BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE. WHERE IS IT??? WHERE HAS THERE CAMPAIGN MONEY COME FROM. I NEED TO SEE A LIST. SHE NEEDS TO RELEASE HER RECORDS FROM WHEN SHE WAS FIRST LADY AND HER TAXES. THERE’S TOO,TOO MANY SECRETS NOT ENOUGH TRUST FOR ME TO BELIEVE IN HER. WHY WON’T SHE RELEASE THEM UNTIL AFTER PA. VOTES???? SHE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO GO ON SNL AND THE DAILY SHOW. BILL LIED RIGHT TO HER FACE. NOT VERY GOOD “WOMEN INTUITION”
FOR ME.OBAMA HAS WORKED FOR THE “NOBODYS” IN CHICAGO
HE COULD OF DONE ANYTHING HE WANTED BUT HE WORKED DEFENDING THOSE WHO COULD NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES.CHELSEA CLINTON...WHERE SHE WORKING??? THE PEACE CORP, THE SALVATION ARMY A CHILDREN HOSPITAL? BET SHE’S WORKING WHERE SHE CAN MAKE ALOT OF MONEY. BET HER PARENTS INSTILLED THAT IN HER AS “PRIORITY”.THE MIGHTY DOLLAR.DON’T BE FOOLED, DON’T BE BLIND,DON’T BE LED LIKE SHEEP.LISTEN TO WHAT IS SAID AND ASK YOURSELF WHY?
THE WORLD IS WATCHING,MY FRIEND, IN THAT WORLD IS MANY PEOPLES OF DIFFRENT COLOR,RACE AND RELIGION & BELIEFS. WILL THE USA ELECT THE SAME OLD SAME OLD??? YOU MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE INTELLIGENTLY,WITH HEART, TO ALL PEOPLE.THEY MUST FEEL THAT YOU GENIUNELY UNDERSTAND THEM AND THERE ISSUES, LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES. CAN YOU TRULY SAY HILLARY CLINTON IS THE PERSON TO DO THAT????
You would be best served if
You would be best served if you asked the same critical questions of Obama and be just as critical, but he has no past, no record. You can simply vote on a hope and that’s not all bad. He may make some great changes for all of us. We have been surprised before. Who would have thought a simple-minded Texan could bring the whole world down around us.
Hillary
Hillary is the one to elect for President if you want change. Obama’s kind we don’t need. Chelsea has a great job in the government because she worked hard to get there as did Hillary for her position. If you only knew how much she has helped you just being a United States Senator. This seems to be a racial thing for Obama supporters. I pray the best person for the job will win and taht is Hillary. GO HILLARY IN PA.
OBAMA MUST LOSE IN PA
YOU GO GIRL. Obama is only a smooth talker. Vote for Hillary.
Something that is always
Something that is always missing in a campaign is what kind of cabinet is the want to be president going to put together. Even McCain, who no longer has to fight another Republican, hasn’t said a word about his maybe cabinet appointees. The next presidency will be all foreign policy. Thanks to the Bush Administration, the next president will have to rebuild friendships and friendships in this small world are so very important in all the US will do in the future. It’s these cabinet members that will make Hillary or Obama great presidents. It will not be what Hill or Oba do, but rather what their ambassadors do. It is so very important that these people be the coalition builders and savy foreign policy agents President Bush so badly needed, but was without. That is what I want to hear from both. I don’t want here about change. I want to hear what you’re going to change and how and what that will do for America and American’s future. Before I can vote for change or experience, I need to know what either will do for us.
JP
Philly for Obama
Hillary, she has multiple personalities followed by more baggage than any woman.
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