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Romney Makes Last-Ditch Play For Pennsylvania

30 October 2012 22:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. It’s a tradition for Republican presidential candidates to pour money into Pennsylvania with little to show for it the state hasn’t picked a Republican for the office in 24 years. But a week before the election, the Romney campaign says it is making a serious play for the Keystone State, APA reports quoting Associated Press.

In a memo released Tuesday, campaign manager Rich Beeson argued that Pennsylvania is a "unique opportunity" for Romney. And the campaign seems to be putting its money where its mouth is, placing statewide ad buys that should begin airing on television Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
"The western part of the Keystone State has become more conservative (and President Obama’s war on coal is very unpopular there), and Mitt Romney is more competitive in the voter-rich Philadelphia suburbs than any Republican nominee since 1988," the memo states. "This makes Pennsylvania a natural next step as we expand the playing field."
Recent polls show that the Romney campaign may be on to something. Romney began to gain on President Obama in September and that continued in October after his strong performance in the first debate. The TPM PollTracker Average has Obama leading Romney by just three points.