Thought for Food

Pennsylvania Head Fake?

Reblogging southpol, who says, “I love this. So much.” (Me too, says I.)

1. Obama’s campaign learns McCain has just $37 million entering October.

2. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he’s “nervous” that McCain is gaining ground.

3. Obama’s team “leaks” an internal poll proving Rendell’s anxiety.

4. McCain pulls back in other states to “flood” Pennsylvania with resources.

In the end, Obama won Pennsylvania by double digits. As First Read notes, “Lost in Obama’s impressive 11-point win in Pennsylvania is that McCain’s Western PA strategy worked. The problem? There weren’t enough votes out there.”

Pennsylvania Head Fake? — Political Wire (via)

The moral: get your own polls and trust them or at least believe whatever Nate Silver is saying.