In a story published this evening Senator Barack Obama will send Paul Tewes who successfully directed Obama's efforts in Iowa to Pennsylvania. This coupled with tomorrow's Iowa-like 6 day bus tour means the BIG push for Pennsylvania has begun. Or does it?
IS OBAMA REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT WINNING PA?
From the Boston Globe:
On the eve of his six-day bus tour of Pennsylvania, Barack Obama is bringing in a new operative to lead his efforts in the state.
Paul Tewes, who directed Obama's impressive win in the Iowa caucuses, will take over the Pennsylvania campaign from Jim DeMay, according to campaign sources. Tewes could not be immediately reached for comment.
Obama's national campaign has come under criticism from supporters that his defensive strategy in Pennsylvania -- designed largely to limit Hillary Clinton's ability to run up her popular-vote total -- was tantamount to conceding the state.
Even before Tewes's appointment was confirmed today, campaign officials had hoped that the extended bus tour -- a commitment Obama's campaign has not made to an individual state since Iowa -- and a sizeable advertising buy over the past week would help to quell internal skeptics.
http://www.boston.com/...
That sounds great right? Then the article ends with this bizarre note:
"My guess is it's a smokescreen, I don't think it changes the strategy at all," said one Obama fundraiser in Pennsylvania. "I think a lot of people were catching wind of the fact that they were writing off Pennsylvania."
So they bring in Tewes and start a 6 day bus tour as a smokescreen?
Why would an Obama fundraiser say such a thing? This sounds a little strange. Is he/she implying like they are making a play for PA but only to avoid a blow-out? Help me out Kossacks...