When it comes to Pennsylvania’s presidential politics, Republicans are like the cartoon character Charlie Brown, who every time he prepares to kick a football, it gets pulled back by his pal Lucy.
This time, it was Mitt Romney who was tempted to go for the prize, as his camp poured $10 million into Pennsylvania in the closing weeks of the campaign. He lost by more than five points, suffering the same fate as every one of his party’s nominees in the previous five elections.
To understand why, look at two Philadelphia suburban counties: [cont.]
Al Hunt, Bloomberg