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Ridge: If McCain doesn’t win PA, he doesn’t win the White House
Ridge: If McCain doesn’t win PA, he doesn’t win the White House
Tom Ridge thinks that McCain's campaign in PA would have different with him on the ticket. (CNN) – John McCain’s campaign says the narrowing path to victory this fall runs straight through Pennsylvania, where he trails Barack Obama by double digits in the most recent CNN poll of polls. Now the state’s former governor says [...]
Race would be different if Ridge were VP pick, ex-gov says
pittsburghlive.com — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said today that John McCain can't become president without carrying Pennsylvania and... that the race would be different if McCain had chosen him as his running mate. (more) Race would be different if Ridge were VP pick, ex-gov says
10 Reasons Why McCain Might Win
10 Reasons Why McCain Might Win
commentarymagazine.com — This is why it might happen. Not saying it will. 1) One poll has undecided voters at... 14 percent on the last weekend, which means most of them probably really aren’t undecided, that they are either going to stay home or vote preponderantly for ... (more) 10 Reasons Why McCain Might Win
How McCain Could Win
truthout.org — It's November 5 and the nation is in shock. Media blame it on the "Bradley effect": Americans... supposedly turned into Klansmen inside the voting booth, and Barack Obama turned up with 6 million votes less than calculated from the exit polls. Florida ... (more) How McCain Could Win
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Ridge to McCain: Dude, shoulda totally picked me
doubleplusundead — Ridge to McCain: Dude, shoulda totally picked me He's basically saying he'd have carried PA . Let me assure you, that's bullshit, and that's not even counting the effect that having a huge number of pro-life people stay home nationally, just like picking Romney would have caused a huge number of pro-2nd people and evangelicals to stay home, and Huck would have caused small government people to stay home. Lieberman would have made the entire conservative coalition walk. No, McCain wouldn't make up the deficit of conservatives with centrists, independents and moderate Democrats, either, besides, moderates, independents and Democrats don't usually volunteer or donate. Palin was the only choice McCain had, with ...

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