Michael Nutter
The Philadelphia Take: McCain Strategy 'Just Dumb'
In Philadelphia this weekend, Governor Ed Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter professed themselves utterly unimpressed with John McCain and Sarah Palin's personal attacks on Barack Obama.
"I have, like, zero interest in Sarah Palin," said Nutter, speaking to a scrum of reporters after an Obama event in Vernon Park. "You know people are focused on Senator Obama and trying to figure out what John McCain is talking about and I think Sarah Palin's 15 minutes of fame were up a long time ago."
Asked if he detected a racial undercurrent in the McCain attacks, Rendell said, "Not particularly. read more »
Rendell: Acrimony Good for Party Because It Steals McCain's Thunder
The Clinton campaign chastised Barack Obama this morning for what they said is his shunning of Pennsylvania, a state that the campaign argues a Democratic candidate needs to carry to win the general election.
On the call, according to Howard Wolfson, were a "great lineup of guests," including Governor Ed Rendell, who talked about "the Obama campaign's attempt to diminish the importance of the state" and Mayor Michael Nutter, who said he would "fire" a staffer who wrote a memo lowering expectations in Pennsylvania.
Mark Penn was on the call too, to make sure the campaign's main message was heard: "[Obama] doesn't seem to be able to pass the commander-in-chief test."
When asked during the question-and-answer period whether the intensifying rhetoric between the Clinton and Obama campaigns is destructive to Democratic chances in the general election, Rendell argued it was actually a good thing, because it takes attention away from John McCain.
More after the jump. read more »
Pennsylvanians Party in New York Tomorrow
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is hosting a reception tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the 21 Club for Pennsylvania legislators. Later in the evening, according to my source, there will a ball at the Waldorf Astoria, hosted by Governor Ed Rendell.
It’s all part of an annual event for the Pennsylvania Society, which began about 100 years ago in the spirit of “uniting all Pennsylvanians at home and away from home," according to their web site. read more »
