Whenever we post anything like this indicating that The Messiah could possibly lose a state, especially Pennsylvania, Obama’s m*o*o*ns come out of the woodwork to mock and gloat and talk about Obama’s impending Earth-shattering Mother-of-all-landslides. The one thing you can take to the bank is that The Bots are in utter denial that Obambi could lose on Tuesday.

So this morning we have the well-known right-wing rag, The Boston Globe, starting to wring its hands about Obama’s chances in the Keystone State. There is plenty of the “Obama is still firmly in the driver’s seat,” but that smile is starting to look a little forced.

But for all of the offense Obama is now playing, he and his campaign are having to mount a forceful defense of a big, vote-rich, traditionally Democratic prize: Pennsylvania. . . .

Still, Obama’s repeated visits here - he held rallies in Chester, outside Philadelphia, yesterday, and in Pittsburgh the night before - suggest that his campaign is worried enough about the state, which he lost handily in the primary to Senator Hillary Clinton, to maintain a major presence this close to Election Day. One of Obama’s top surrogates here, Governor Ed Rendell, said yesterday that McCain’s heavy campaigning in the state, especially in southwestern counties around Pittsburgh, was whittling away Obama’s lead.

“I never thought it was a 10-plus lead to begin with,” Rendell said in an interview. “This is still not a given.” . . .

McCain strategists identify Pennsylvania as one of two states, along with New Hampshire, where they can exploit an unreconciled rift left over from the Democratic primaries, in which much of the party’s establishment supported Clinton.

McCain’s political director, Mike DuHaime, said that the campaign, which operates a “Democrats for McCain” headquarters in Scranton, has detected greater unease with Obama among Democrats as part of the McCain campaign’s direct contact with voters - in phone calls and door knocks - than is evident in media surveys showing sizable leads for Obama.

To calm liberal nerves, The Globe gives a little pep talk. Don’t worry about Pennsylvania. He can lose it and still win the election.

A win in Pennsylvania does not necessarily guarantee McCain the presidency, either. Assuming Obama wins Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, and Virginia (which the polls suggest is likely), McCain would still have to hold onto Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina - all of which President Bush carried in 2004 and any of which Obama could win.

Yeah, if he loses PA, all he has to do is win four red states.

The MSM also love to print stories about Republican in-fighting, finger-pointing, and the “pre-loss” blame game. Well, looks like the invincible, can’t-lose Democrats are starting to find their own scapegoat.

Democratic officials in Pennsylvania have chafed at what they see as the Obama campaign’s refusal to engage its parochial political culture, pointing to its decision to name a state director, Craig Schirmer, who has never worked in the state, and the reluctance to pay election-day workers, a common practice in Philadelphia. Obama recently dispatched a key aide, Michael Strautmanis, to soothe relations with elected officials and labor leaders.

Hmmm. Can’t wait to see the un-civil war on the left if The One actually turns out to be The Two on election night.

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