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" Even watching this battle play out in the state of Pennsylvania today we saw both John McCain and Barack Obama starting your day with rallies in that battleground state seven days to go. Real clear politics average take a look shows Barack Obama with almost eleven point lead in Pennsylvania lucky -- asking. What world John McCain you're spending precious time there that -- believe you people start former executive director of the rat -- Pennsylvania Republican Party. And former senate democratic Pennsylvania. I think that's going to start over former congressman from Pennsylvania Ron klink is that this is well. Worst believe. Good to see that congress that I want to start with you you to. How do you feel about it isn't a waste of time for John McCain of the opposing party to be personally now not absolutely not good. Well."

" is this it's very clear in Pennsylvania that. Barack Obama is going to do very well in southeastern Pennsylvania he seems to even. I'm sure scotsman -- probably knows this but that he's even been polling well in the areas outside of Philadelphia which are. Traditionally moderate Republican counties and hard about Montgomery bucks county. Chester counties doing well I've been -- understand the numbers are growing there. And he'll do well and Allegheny county in which the city of Pittsburgh is located but there are a lot of our -- 67 counties are very rural. Pennsylvania has the largest rural population in the entire country. And I grew up in one of those rural county Somerset county in six years in junior high school high school -- go to twelve years in school. One year went to school with a black student there are so many people. In the rural and mountainous areas of Pennsylvania that don't come in contact with black people you can make fun of people have a and perhaps Jack Murtha didn't say the best but really what he's hearing. Is that there are a lot of people out there who just have reservations. They are not familiar. Well -- do with having day to day dealings with black people and there are a lot of particularly older voters. Across the rural sections of Pennsylvania that are going to have trouble even though they may be Democrats. Casting that vote and the question is. Whether or not Barack Obama with his ideas. Could win them over whether or not John McCain and and -- John McCain is not a frightening person that these. He's a veteran he's a war hero and he doesn't scare. A lot of the -- of the people in those areas of pencil. Apparently got -- if you for a second you're not necessarily disagreeing with what Jack Murtha got so much trouble Tsang. All -- they'd listen navy and if people say well you just kept politicians that tell you what you want to hear. Jack Murtha didn't say the best way that he said it but the reality is there are pockets of racism I've talked to some of my. Former supporters in my congressional district which covered. Five counties in western Pennsylvania I was actually shocked at some of the comments some of the folks may yet to say -- calmed down a little bit let's let's talk about the ideas. We are one nation under god indivisible don't allow us to be. Divided by party by race by religion that you actually have to sit and have those discussions with some people so. Jack Murtha didn't say at the best way possible but what he said. There's a lot of truth."

" While Scott as a pollster what's your reaction to that while. Well I I don't agree with that I think that what what is happening I I think -- in the in the southwest part of the state as well as the central part of the state and even in the northeast. It the voters there are are Catholic. The voters there. -- are concerned about the economy Pennsylvania currently has the fourth highest business taxes in the country. The ninth highest income taxes in the country. Were concerned about where this state as headed as well as where this country is headed in if you look at Barack Obama's. Economic plan it it is concerned that over 40% of the so called 95% middle class Americans. Aren't even paying taxes and I at this point in time. So I think that that the economic issues as well as the life issue are going to play especially in the southwest part of the state. Scott so."

" End of the day then it do you see it as the social issues that potentially could put John McCain over the top there or the economic issue it's. --"

" What I think it's a little bit of both yeah I do I think it's a little bit of both I think that in certain portions of this state. It it like the southwest in the north he said he'd been in the T it is a lot of the social issues. But also in the southwest as well as in the southeast. You know arbitrarily put a number of 250000. Time as as being wealthy. I think it's unfair. I if you live in in Philadelphia or the greater metropolitan. Philadelphia area. 250000. Dollars may be a teacher and a police officer whereas in the central part of the state. Or the southwest it's it's a very different number so. I think it is you know who's going to define wealth."

" Consequently we just -- literally have a twenty seconds left but I just want to ask you. At the end of the day although we see these -- numbers that would Barack Obama with what looks like anyway if you believe in a very comfortable lead in your state of Pennsylvania. Do you see the potential for an upset from John McCain because people potentially are telling the --"

" There's no one -- magic bullet here. There are some people have questions because I was a pro life pro gun Democrat -- and so that's what wins the kind of Democrat that that is traditionally one. Here in Pennsylvania but you've got the most popular politician. Bob Casey. The judge Joe Biden who's from Scranton Pennsylvania they're out there. The reality of the situation is that you've got John McCain's campaign built upon alive saying in fact that it's it is Barack Obama's gonna raise taxes the of the middle class people or not going to believe that okay don't. But if he were a white candidate he would be leading in Pennsylvania by far more than the thirteen points that they have him up now."

" Congressman Ron klink and Scott thank -- thanks about the -- that's pretty interest in --"

" Let's get that check on the numbers on Wall Street for the Dow actually up right now about a 163 points federal government. Could."