The Washington Times: Democrats focus on Pennsylvania
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Top Democrats at several rallies in suburban Philadelphia this weekend worked to push their party's voters to the polls in a state where Democrats feel poised to sweep key races and oust the Senate's No. 3 Republican, Rick Santorum.
Gov. Edward G. Rendell joined Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Democrat Bob Casey Jr., who leads Mr. Santorum in polls, to declare the year of the Democrats here.
"Once again, Pennsylvania will lead the way you did at the beginning of our country," Mrs. Pelosi told a crowd in Glenside, where the group stumped for Democratic House candidate Patrick Murphy.
It seems that after weeks of work, the alien space pod has spit out a new but un-improved Nancy.
"I want to see [Mr. Casey] as our senator for the next 30 years," Mr. Rendell said, telling the screaming Glenside crowd that if they work hard to turn out the vote, "November 7th is going to be a great day for Pennsylvania, a great day for the Democratic Party."
Polls show that five Republican-held House seats in the state are within reach of Democrats -- so much so that Mrs. Pelosi spent the final campaign weekend here stumping for Democratic challengers.
Mr. Murphy and fellow Democrat Lois Murphy have gained ground in two Republican-held suburban Philadelphia districts, where they are challenging Reps. Michael G. Fitzpatrick and Jim Gerlach, respectively.
Republican Reps. Don Sherwood and Curt Weldon are entangled in high-profile scandals that have helped Democratic challengers in their districts.
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