You may believe or not, as you choose, about whether that recent +2 Obama internal poll for PA was a leak, disinformation, or a motivational exercise. By now it’s probably taken on elements of all three, and we’ll know on 11/05 just how close PA actually was. This state has always been problematical for the Obama campaign anyway, and goodness knows that some of the dumbest things said by Democrats in 2008 have involved PA somehow.
All that being said, I’m missing how this is anything but a public mistake.
Dems sweating over street $ from Obama
When the Philadelphia Democratic Party’s faithful gathered for their pre-election fundraiser last night, conversation among many anxious ward leaders kept coming back to the same question: Would Barack Obama come up with street money?
In the April primary, the presidential candidate spurned the Philadelphia tradition of distributing cash to ward leaders for Election Day operations, saying his campaign doesn’t “pay for votes or pay for turnout.”
[snip]
Many thought Obama had changed his mind and would provide street money for the general election, but ward leaders said last night that they still hadn’t heard of a commitment from the campaign.
(H/T: Instapundit)
This is, of course, a reversal from what we were told two months ago, more or less: back then, it was airily assured that of course Obama would be handing out the street money. While it may seem self-serving of me to disapprove of him doing that, and to give him credit for not doing it in the primary, I really did think that avoiding paying out this money was the more ethical thing to do. The fact that taking that position also gives my side an advantage in a critical battleground state is merely a sign that virtue is its own reward. For me and mine, at least.
Your mileage may differ on that; and I really can’t fault a Democrat for taking a contrary view. However, the election is now in less than two weeks, and if the Pennsylvania Democratic Party doesn’t know whether they’re getting the money or not… this is the worst of both worlds for the Obama campaign. If they’re not going to hand out this money, they should have said so all along, and given the ward bosses a chance to compensate. If they were, they should have told, say, the Governor of Pennsylvania before he begged for the money in public, for my equally-public amusement. And hopefully, the public amusement of others.
Either way: oops.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
You and I discussed this then, Moe
Reaper0Bot0 (formerly Han_Pritcher) (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:39PM EST (link)I applauded him for not paying it then, and I expect him not to pay it now. If he does, I will say that those here who said I was naive were correct.
Thus far, I have not been proven wrong.
I’m a lying troll.
So, What does this mean?
Conquistadora Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:41PM EST (link)Is Sen. Obama so confident of his win that he doesn’t need to “spread the wealth around”? Or does this mean his internals say PA is lost to McCain?
Let's hope
pwest (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:45PM EST (link)Obama doesn’t try to buy the votes of PA! It may be one of the only upright things he’s done this election.
However, if he does start forking over the cash, then we’ll know it’s a sure sign Obama is in trouble. You know just like when he broke his promise to take federal funds.
Pam
Get Him Elected!
eright Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:52PM EST (link)Please consider posting this video and passing it along, it’s amazing. It’s a great at showing the distinction between MaCain and Obama in regards to the abortion issue. Please pass this along to everyone you know. We have to get McCain elected… E
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Why all that $ to ACORN
1SGinTN (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:55PM EST (link)and no street money?
Tu Ne Cede Malis
-Virgil
They'll get the money.
ColoKid Wednesday, October 22nd at 8:00PM EST (link)Obama is just trying to decide whether he can get away with calling it an “advance tax cut.”
I say McCain should pay them to take the
Tbone (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 8:36PM EST (link)day off.
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
Makes me think of the Joker (Jack Nicholson) in this clip.
Xasteius (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 8:40PM EST (link)Note: don’t bother watching past 3:05
Don’t leave the party, hijack it back!
The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box.
I don’t want to be Reagan. I want to be a Chance/Soros hybrid.
One would think they could come up with a better term
Whitehorse (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 8:54PM EST (link)*Street money* sounds like “walking around money,” something given to voters in order to buy their vote. I mean, Obama being the brilliant wordsmith & all…
what heppens to all the money Obama raises that doesn't get used?
Mord (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 9:06PM EST (link)Obama is charging reporters anywhere up to 2 thousand dollars for the privelidge of covering post-election festivities with the Obama camp. He has consistently broken all fundraising records for the past year, topped by an unbelieveable 150 million dollars in September. If this is the one area that Obama decides to stand by his principles, he has his moral fig-leaf, good for him.
What I wonder is…why the obsession with money? We have 2 weeks to go and everyone knows the democrats are flush with cash, yet still beg for more. Why? Obama can’t keep it for himself…why charge reporters for access after the election is over? Obama only gets one shot at this, why be stingy in a must-win state when you have broken almost evey other promise you have made to the base and the American people? Everything that Obama stands for involves people giving him money.
If Obama can piss away half a billion dollars of other people’s money on an election, I think the “fundamentals of our economy” are still strong.
Sometimes I feel like I have been taking crazy pills.
Oh, and everyone who says that this street money will pour forth like mana from heaven, eventually, I think will be proven Right. Sorry Han.
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“Republicans never win polls, they win elections,” – Rudy Giuliani
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Obama will use it for PR...
izoneguy (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 9:17PM EST (link)…to re-create a new image for Bill Ayers – future Secretary of Education. And after he pardons Tony Rezko he will re-make his image as future Secretary of Housing & Urban Development.
Then he will use the rest to redo the East wing of the White House and turn that into the Islamic Studies Department.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
Obsession with cash
joe24pack (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 9:28PM EST (link)The Democrats generally are always begging for more money. Perhaps it points to poor resource management. As the old saying goes “They know the price of everything, but the value of nothing” and because of that they dont know what to buy with the limited and finite resources that they do have.
Save the Earth, it’s the only known planet with beer.
One quick note...
HsvConservative Wednesday, October 22nd at 9:57PM EST (link)add a title to your page, it tends to look more professional then.
Fundamentals are still strong. Evidence is mounting!
GregInFla (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:02PM EST (link)People still cannot find a Nintendo Wii if they get to the store late on Sunday… Economy cannot be all that bad.
Stores are still selling $1500 washing machines, $3000 refrigerators, $3000 TVs, $1000 dishwashers. Give me a break, people!! For $3000, I’ll get a fridge, washer, dryer, dishwasher and a microwave, with $$ leftover for food for the month for family of five!
– A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Think about it.
– The sign outside the courthouse said no signs allowed. So I took it down.
– Atlas Shrugged is now on the non-fiction aisle at Amazon.
You think you are kidding
olderthangandalf Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:21PM EST (link)It’s been known to happen in various places.
Obama will spread the cash around
olderthangandalf Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:23PM EST (link)The money will drop shortly before the election, when it’s too late for anyone to make much of a big deal of it. While it’s legal, it looks like buying votes, and he doesn’t want it to absorb a lot of news cycles.
While that might be the plan...
Moe Lane (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:28PM EST (link)…he should have had the ward bosses tipped off beforehand. Or at least Rendell.
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You are assuming they are playing this straight
olderthangandalf Wednesday, October 22nd at 10:37PM EST (link)Who’s to say he hasn’t tipped them off? Rendell is perfectly capable of playing hide the ball.
I like it
Finrod (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 11:44PM EST (link)It would definitely hurt Obama where he could least afford it.
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
Obama doesn't need to pay the living for votes. He has an Army of the Dead.
29Victor (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 11:50PM EST (link)Courtesy of Acorn.
Of course…that would make McCain Ash.
Ready the boomstick Senator McCain, there’s an Army of Darkness on the way.
I just think that two weeks cuts it a bit short...
Moe Lane (Diary) Wednesday, October 22nd at 11:53PM EST (link)…to worry the urban street-level turnout workers. I can dig scaring the college kids back onto the grind: but the Philly machine uses a lot of ground people with experience.
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Hubris Obama
Illinicon (Diary) Thursday, October 23rd at 12:03AM EST (link)should be the guy’s name. I mean look at the top of Drudge right now, he is already preparing his politburo. Why hand out street money if you know your going to win.
My Potus shortlist
declared candidates:
1. Tim Pawlenty
2. Herman Cain
3. Gary Johnson
4. Rick Santorum
among declared and rumored candidates:
1. Rick Perry
2. Tim Pawlenty
3. Rudy Giuilani
4. Herman Cain
Premier Obama or Citizen Obama
moprwalt (Diary) Thursday, October 23rd at 1:33AM EST (link)obama is just another word for socialist.and socialism is a FLAG word for STUPID its be tried before and failed. he said in his book that marxism had an iresistible appeal on him. he said in his book he would like to expunge every drop of white blood from his system. he talks of trying dope, coacaine as a escape from his being traped in this class burdened society. he never sweats it seems when debating or speeking , says he goes for days without sleeping. may it be a side affect of the coacaine. this guy is a real shadowy charachter,we know very little about him yet in a few days he may be intrusted with the highest office in the land. what if he can’t get a securuty clearance, is JOE DOE! DOE! Biden gonna handle the security calls? maybe thats why Biden was chosen OBAMA can’t make the big calls because he donna hava security clearance high enough to sit in the big chair and call the shots. This may be a conspiracy theory/bad dream/paranoid ideation or it might have some validity. remember JOE said he would be challanged within six months of his taking office. maybe joe knows ands not telling but hes got it under control.with obamas record and past history i could’nt see him given the security clearace for entry into the twilight zone where most of his supporters are.WALLY THE (HYPE ) MERCHANT
street money
davod Thursday, October 23rd at 1:50AM EST (link)This is BS. Obama, or friends of Obama, got money on the street in the primaries and he, or his friends, will get money on then street (probably millions) on November 4.
DAVOD
rudy is right
moprwalt (Diary) Thursday, October 23rd at 1:53AM EST (link)listen to the words of the wise.they usually turn out to be right all along.WALT
which Post box did the money come from overseas?
moprwalt (Diary) Sunday, October 26th at 1:03AM EST (link)there will be serious questions asked after Obamas is elected; about financing and where it came from. at the latest count just short of a billion dollars. i’m sure after all the euphoria fades away the Obama/Biden Whitehouse will have some awesome damage control issues.not to top off the fact that sounding presidential and actually being presidential are two different things. this will wear thin quickly with the public for Obama. especially with the public that actually pays taxes and works.Jimmy Carter had almost the same effect on the public in the beginning ; i did’nt take the world long to see he was out of his league. Foriegn politics is going to be major in the next four years;God help us if he is as inept as Biden. Being a good speaker will not help us in the arena of world events.Walt
right on the money!
moprwalt (Diary) Sunday, October 26th at 2:33AM EST (link)Obama will have to pardon more people than Bill Clinton. so he could easily appoint all his old cronies and pals to every job imaginable. it won’t take Colin Powell long to smell the stentch of the Obama awe inspiring farce. he probably will have a sensitivity department of islamics studies so he can bring the true faith to everyones doorstep. think its hype; only a few days left before we all know. whatever comes to fruition he will ultimatly be exposed as a farce / fake just like his nieghborhood friend that loaned him money to by his house . Tony Rezko the syrian slum lord he’s definitely gota pardon him to stop him from making a deal. i may be wrong but it would be smart on his part. Opra is on his short list for ambassidor to England. She’ll really fit the job if she stays on a diet.Walt