Romney Expanding the Battleground

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In summary, Romney is trying to expand the "battleground" by campaigning in Pennsylvania. Obama has responded by also ordering TV time in PA.
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Romney Expanding the "Battleground"

Presidential campaigning had been completely and eerily absent in Pennsylvania this season, but Romney is changing that. Campaign advertisements started yesterday (that I noticed) and he'll be campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday. Obama has responded by also ordering TV time in PA.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/01/romney-tries-to-put-pa-in-play/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/u...campaign-makes-push-in-pennsylvania.html?_r=0

What is not clear, of course, is if Romney is campaigning in PA because he thinks PA is in play or if he just wants to give the appearance that he thinks PA is in play, trying to wag the dog to stir-up national momentum.
 
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With knowing the details on the issues considered decisive in Pa, there could be any number of political games ongoing. One thought: threaten Pa in order to pull Obama out of last minute campaigning in Ohio.
 
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russ_watters said:
Presidential campaigning had been completely and eerily absent in Pennsylvania this season, but Romney is changing that. Campaign advertisements started yesterday (that I noticed) and he'll be campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday. Obama has responded by also ordering TV time in PA.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/01/romney-tries-to-put-pa-in-play/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/u...campaign-makes-push-in-pennsylvania.html?_r=0

What is not clear, of course, is if Romney is campaigning in PA because he thinks PA is in play or if he just wants to give the appearance that he thinks PA is in play, trying to wag the dog to stir-up national momentum.

The latter. McCain tried a similar gambit in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is just ever-so-infinitesimally to the left of being a truly winnable state, and every election it seems as though the Republicans can't resist trying to flip it. It hasn't happened yet, and it's not about to. And frankly, if it's going badly enough for Obama to lose Pennsylvania, then he's already lost the election elsewhere. I see this as nothing more than a Rove-esque, campaign-in-California moment for Romney.
 
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russ_watters said:
Presidential campaigning had been completely and eerily absent in Pennsylvania this season, but Romney is changing that. Campaign advertisements started yesterday (that I noticed) and he'll be campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday. Obama has responded by also ordering TV time in PA.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/01/romney-tries-to-put-pa-in-play/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/u...campaign-makes-push-in-pennsylvania.html?_r=0

What is not clear, of course, is if Romney is campaigning in PA because he thinks PA is in play or if he just wants to give the appearance that he thinks PA is in play, trying to wag the dog to stir-up national momentum.
Really. Who gives a **** why Romney or Obama is doing anything in their campaigns? Isn't it supposed to be about voting your conscience? Well, who knows what the heck Romney stands for other than some weird religious cult and the rich? And who knows what Obama might say and do other than? They're both tools, posers. Vote for either, waste your vote, degrade your freedom, endorse the status quo. Just my humble opinion.
 
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I've no idea what color state PA is, but I suppose if it got one of the "faithful" to mention his name again on an Internet forum, it served some purpose :smile:
 
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Outlier, or not? http://triblive.com/politics/politi...esident-lee-presidential-voters#axzz2BCil7kLj

The polling firm that did that poll put out a press release explaining their "methodology". Pretty much they weigh their surveys according to a partisan makeup something similar to 2010. This in itself is terrible methodology because midterm elections are sort of the Republicans' specialty. I'd bet my right arm, quite literally, that Obama wins Pennsylvania.
 

1. What is the "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan?

The "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan is a political strategy created by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the 2012 election. It aimed to expand the traditional battleground states in presidential elections by targeting traditionally Democratic states, such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

2. Why did Romney choose to expand the battleground states?

Romney's team believed that by expanding the battleground states, they could force the Obama campaign to spend more time and resources defending these typically Democratic states, thus giving the Romney campaign an advantage in the race.

3. Did the "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan work?

While the plan did draw attention and resources from the Obama campaign, ultimately it did not work as intended. President Obama won both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, along with other traditionally Democratic states, securing his reelection.

4. How did the "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan differ from previous campaign strategies?

The "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan was unique in that it focused on targeting traditionally Democratic states, rather than solely focusing on the traditional battleground states. This strategy was seen as risky and unconventional, as these states had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate in decades.

5. Is the "Romney Expanding the Battleground" plan still used in political campaigns today?

While the strategy has not been specifically used in recent political campaigns, the concept of targeting traditionally Democratic or Republican states is still used by some candidates. However, the success of this approach remains to be seen.

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