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Obama Spokeswoman Vigorously Denies Romney Could Win PA: ‘Not Based in Reality’

Nov. 5, 2012 2:21pm Becket Adams

Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter during a Monday broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” vigorously denied reports that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has made inroads in Pennsylvania, an important swing state.

“Well, Mika, I’ve been listening to the conversation over the past couple of minutes,” said Cutter in response to co-host Mika Brzezinski noting that some of the polls “are looking a little too close for comfort,” “and I think that lots of points have been made about how this is really — one, it’s a race to 270 electoral votes — but the polls that matter are the polls that are happening in the states.”

“You know, it’s a close race, there is no doubt about that, but we have the advantage in critical states like Ohio. You know, no Republican’s ever won the White House without going through Ohio. And we feel pretty good about where we are right now,” she added.

Brzezinski took a moment to point out that the map can always be redrawn.

Cutter agreed, but flatly stated that the idea of Gov. Romney taking Pennsylvania is “not based in reality.”

“Obviously, you guys are concerned enough about Pennsylvania that you’re sending Bill Clinton in there and Joe Biden’s been in there,” said host Joe Scarborough. “So, you say it’s not based in reality. There is an outside shot Romney can win there, right?”

“Well, I don’t think it’s possible, Joe,” Cutter replied. “I mean, you know, we’re sending Bill Clinton in there because we’re not going to take anything for granted.”

And for the Obama campaign’s sake, they better not. Indeed, as MSBC’s Andrea Mitchell noted later on Monday, if Team Obama loses Pennsylvania, it’s “all over for the president”:

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drphil69
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:08pm
Well, if they can their normal 150% voter turnout in Philly, the Dems will win. Anything short of every dead person in PA voting for Obama, Mitt wins.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:18pm
  Every chocolate city works that way this election.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:37pm
  Cutter is another Obama creep that I will enjoy never having to endure again after tomorrow.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:38pm
  Take a look at the map…they have NC and Florida as “toss up”. Even liberal pundits are conceding those states to Romney.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Obama and his campaign are campaigning in states he knows he should have locked down months ago…a sure sign that he knows they could go to Romney. Cutter is full of ca ca.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:52pm
  Put her on AFTER the election.
  
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- Gold Coin & Economic News
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 4:46pm
  Nothing Stephanie Cutter says is based in reality, just like what much of Obama has said on Libya:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17le1VWo_68
  
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- ridgerunner66
  Posted on November 6, 2012 at 12:34am
  in total agreement
  
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- Zekron
  Posted on November 6, 2012 at 1:56am
  Encinom, I’m tired of you racist liberal trolls spewing your venom here. If you were dumber you would be a democrat, oops you are already there.
  Obama is a Marxist, racist, Anti-American, lying, incompetent, loser. Get used to saying “President Romney”.
  LOL, liberal loser morons.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on November 6, 2012 at 1:52pm
  .
  Probably true.
  There are boxes of ballots ready to be “found” in the backseats
  of poll workers cars all over the cities.
  
  Holder will be looking into it any day now. Snort, snort.
  
  I never thought I’d say I miss Janet Reno.
  
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voting-for-romney
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:05pm
Vote for Obama, NA NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY GOOD BYE!

Vote for unemployment, NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY, why cry?

Vote for unfair taxes, Democrats, they love to lie?

Vote for Jimmy Carter, nah nah nah, nah, nah, nah, hey hey hey, say good bye!

Vote for no more budgets, NA NA NA, Harry Reid, your way, does not fly!

Vote for Obama, NA NA NA NA, hey hey hey, SAY GOOD BYE!

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raderby
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:56pm
Ms Cutter- like she has been remotely correct on ANYTHING she has spewed this election cycle?

COME ON, PENNSYLVANIA – make Andrea Mitchell retch on air right on top of her desk. Could be from the botox, but likely,from Obama losing PA early in the day 11/6/12 will be the cause.

BTW – Anyone else read up about the blood-brain barrier and the permeability / influx of serum botox through that barrier??? ? You might see psych and physical similarities between Nancy Pelosi and that Andrea thing. Brain rot results,symptoms classifiable and present faster than their progressive-ism would normally present.

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- drbage
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:06pm
  Ms Cutter, the election is taking place in the real world, not the parallel universe where you and your Obamaphiles reside.
  Can’t wait to see Tingles reaction!!!!
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:16pm
  DR: Tingles will call us racists. The Democrats will play the Race Card..the only card in their Marxist deck.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:39pm
  As I said earlier..Cutter is another Obama creep (in an array of Obama creeps) that I will enjoy never having to endure again after Romney wins tomorrow. The woman is repulsive in her contempt for Americans.
  
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Gary_K
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:53pm
So, who or what will bathhouse barry pick up at the pick up hoop game tomorrow?

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/05/Obama-to-play-bball-Election-Day

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Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:50pm
BREAKING NEWS!!! Obama admits defeat! Drops out of race!! Film at 11:00

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inexiletill2012
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:49pm
pig

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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:48pm
Yeah I can see the coal miners in Pa voting for the Marxist mulatto currently destroying the coal industry. Barry’s going to lose big and it’ll be must see TV afterwards,all the regime propagandists trying to explain the complete destruction of the Marxist POS fraud.

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surf0766
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:42pm
I am in SE PA. The outskirts of Philly will go all Romney. No one wants 4 more years of Marx.

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- SITDOWNANDSHUTUP
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:01pm
  But it’s the 2 million voters in Philly proper (casting 3 million votes) that I’m worried about.
  
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TheReasonableLib
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:42pm
Romney will not win Pennsylvania. Period. Get it out of your heads. Nate Silver currently has the probability of an Obama win at 97.9%. Hang it up.

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:16pm
  Call all your liberal friends tell them Obama has already won. The election is over.
  
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- mrunner
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:20pm
  So, will you and all your lib friends leave the country if he wins PA?
  
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- barber2
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:53pm
  There is no such thing today as a ” reasonable” liberal. Witness this remark .
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 5:20pm
  The folks here believe in unicorns.
  
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- TyrannyNoMore
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 8:03pm
  @ The resonablelibtard…. Nate Silver’s computer models don’t take into account intangibles such as voter enthusiasm and the thorough disgust, as well as contempt which most Americans feel toward the Usurper in Chief. Rather, he has based his models and statistical analysis on 2008 turnout. I’m sorry, but I refuse to believe Obama has as great a chance as Silver says when Romney has a 22-25 point advantage with independents.
  
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- Mr.buff1959
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 11:45pm
  Who is nate silver?
  
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Al J Zira
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:40pm
I have to laugh. “Experts” come on TV and tell us Romney takes PA, then MSNBC has someone on telling us Obama wins PA. The Blaze publishes a story regarding voter fraud in Florida, ABC broadcasts a story of potential voter fraud in Ohio against minorities by the same means as that in Florida, a mailed letter challenging the status of their ability to vote.

I’m wondering if we put out a story that Romney conceded the election if MSNBC would mindlessly do the same regarding Obama?

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Gregb
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:39pm
so, the dems think that the voters in Pennsylvania are stupid? Obama has taken away jobs with his green energy “I am god” ideology…
I think that most voters would rather shower at penn state than vote for obama!

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- DrNiblik
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 4:01pm
  LOL! Well done, Greg!
  
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PlanetReality
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:37pm
The only thing not in reality is PLANET LIBERAL and their WAR ON BRAINS!!!!!
Come on PA bring it home for AMERICA!!!!

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- toiletclogga
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:50pm
  I know lifelong Dems who are breaking for Romney. Obama may have a hearty following in Philly, but the rest of the state is going Romney. Coal is big here in the central and western part of the state!
  
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HKS
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:37pm
Reality escape most liberals, this one is no exception. I really think the American people are not dumb enough to fall for the same crap twice. If they are were in more trouble than we thought.

“Remember Benghazi”

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- Mr.buff1959
  Posted on November 6, 2012 at 12:01am
  Yes, here in Texas early voting is at and beyond all records.Folks who have too pay taxes and work for a living are coming out in huge numbers.
  
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PlanetReality
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:36pm
The only thing not in REALITY is PLANET LIBERAL!!!
March on people and vote for LIBERTY AND COUNTRY!!!!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 Lets go america and LETS GO PA bring it home for country and people!!!!

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- TMDesign
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:38pm
  Yeah, reality always seems to be a tough concept for these folks to grasp—you know, stats and all:
  
  http://pic.writelydesigned.com/319/
  
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Gimme Shelter
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:36pm
Stephie doesn’t even know where PA is!!!

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Barry Soetoro
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:36pm
Let me be perfectly clear. If you voted for me in the last election, either because you are a racist or to prove you are not a racist, which is also racist; then you’ll have to vote for someone else on Tuesday to prove you are not an idiot.

Make no mistake, on one hand I would like you to vote for me again, but let’s be honest. If you do, it’s likely that I will continue to spend us into oblivion and abandon our Ambassadors and troops in the field. Being broke and emboldening our enemy will probably lead to the downfall of America.

If that happens no one is going to be getting a government check at all, and I have a really big one coming that I’m really looking “forward” to each month as a former President. So please, I’m begging you, do NOT vote for me again!

Please just let me retire. I’ve done my job of killing the economy, increasing unemployment and creating government dependency, perhaps even a little to well. Rest assured Mitt can make the corrections needed to save our checks by saving the United States from total destruction.

Vote for the American this time!

It’s good to be King!

I’m not kidding, just look at my record and see the truth!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gsa4uLmTw0M#

If you’re a liberal who thinks I haven’t done enough to harm our military and our national security, then check out this too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X-Xfti7qtT0

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- Oneirishman
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:54pm
  Allah Achbar
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:35pm
Ms.Cutter you currently aren’t living in reality if you think your skinny Marxist mulatto POS fraud is going to win Pa. I live in communist union controlled Michigan and the race is even,this state should be a lock for the Marxist heathen but isn’t so it’s a great sign that it’s close here in union controlled Michigan.

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- BikerHoop
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 9:05pm
  Wisconsin should be a lock for him, also, but it’s in play also. In 2008 he won WI by 14 points and now he can’t even garner enough support the day before the election to say he’s ahead. I think he’s toast.
  
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starman70
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:33pm
The people of Pennsylvania should know better than to vote for Obama. Pennsylvania is has an economy which is geared to coal production, oil production and Natural Gas. While the Nat. Gas segment is doing fine, Obama is systematically gutting the coal industry, electric generation using coal and thereby putting many thousands of pennasylvanians out of work with very little, if any prospects of finding another job.

The limousine liberals in Philly might vote for Obama but the common everyday lunchbucket workers, despite union pressure, needs to vote for change or elst there won’t be hardly anybody working in Pennsylvania.

By the way union members, remember, YOU SURROUND THEM! You surround your leadership. They may tell you how to vote but they can’t MAKE you vote their way.

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Tri-ox
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:33pm
Romney is GOING TO WIN Pennsylvania and this is why obamaslut Cutter is so vigorous in her denial.

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doomytram
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:32pm
Hey Cutter! Your Obozo’s war on Women is going to lose your Obozo: PA, OH, MN, WI, IA, NV, MI, IL and OR.

The depth and breath of the Hapless Obozo is far and wide.

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The-Monk
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:31pm
Nothing these liberal progressives do is “based in reality”…..

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:45pm
  Lies right up to the end. Here’s my advice to everyone who is getting a case of “nerves”
  right here at the end when you’re being barraged by an avalanche of communist distortion
  and disinformation ——-
  
  Stop for a moment. Take a deep breath, and be logical. Think of ALL the lies that have
  come from these people for the past 4 years. EVERYTHING they say is a lie.
  
  Then ask yourself —– why would anything they say NOW be any different?
  They’re going to be defending their Messiah even tomorrow night while you’re watching
  Romney’s electoral votes stack up and it becomes obvious Barry has lost.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:42pm
  They’re shameless MONK. Don’t you remember Cutter saying she had nothing to do with Soptic and his deceased wife in the “Romney killed my wife” ad when in fact she’s on audio coordinating with Soptic on that very angle for the Obama campaign? She’s repulsive.
  
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bpodlesnik
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:30pm
Listen to how shaky her voice sounds.

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- Salamander
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:07pm
  What do you expect? Her job is on the line! Not fun to be coaching the losing team, especially when they use the tactics of ‘announce an early win to demoralize your opponent’! Sucker play that will label your party for a long time! If it works, no one will know, but if it doesn’t work, then you will have set up YOUR constituency for a “They Stole the Election” feeling! And, THOSE malcontents will be very unhappy when all the perks of progressivism start to unwind in efforts to save the economy! Romney’s first decision will be whether to save the jobs or save the welfare! Wanna guess the outcome?
  
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00100111
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:28pm
The fact they’re even still campaigning in PA shows they’re scared they’re going to lose it. The day before the election, PA, MI, WI, others, they’re flabbergasted they even have to be there still. They’re tied in these states, when in 2008 they had it in the bag. That tells you something.

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Agent P
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:24pm
Illinois can (and just might) render Ohio irrelevant. I am doing all I can here…..

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- MCON29
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:31pm
  Doing the same here in Central Il. We have some smart people here, but Chicago and E st Louis are criminally retarded at times.
  
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- Agent P
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:42pm
  MCON29 – This may lift your spirits a little….
  
  http://weeklystandard.com/blogs/massive-decrease-early-and-absentee-voting-chicago_660299.html
  
  And Jessie Jackson is campaigning in Chicago today…..
  
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- MCON29
  Posted on November 5, 2012 at 3:02pm
  Thats encouraging!! Even if it doesnt reflect on Romney winning Illinois, it says alot about the election on the National level.
  
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teapartyconservatism
Posted on November 5, 2012 at 2:24pm
Informed voters are Obama’s worst fear!

“A nation can survive its’ fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the galleys, heard in the very hall of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor – He speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and wears their face and their garment, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation – he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city – he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared.” — Cicero, 42 B.C., Roman Statesman, orator, and author.

Here are a few facts you need to know to cast an informed vote!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gsa4uLmTw0M#

VOTE and take a few registered friends with you!

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