Republican Super Pacs pull out of Michigan, Pennsylvania

[J. J.]

Wow, John McCain at least waited until October to give up on Michigan, and he never gave up on Pennsylvania.

PA, I can understand.  MI is reasonably close.

[J. J.]

In theory, team Romney does not communicate with the PACS (that would be illegal), so it is their judgment, not his.

I'm sure it's not difficult for a third person to talk to one and then talk to the other.

For that matter, Romney might want to control the message in those states.

MI is strange for a pull out.

[J. J.]

The decision in Michigan is really not smart and I think it will backfire badly for Mitt Romney.

It wasn't his decision.

[J. J.]

Michigan is usually even more blue than PA. It's only those local polls that have a GOP lean that show MI competitive. Even rasmussen has Obama up 6 or more there.

Actually, Rasmussen has not polled since July.  PPP went from +14 to +7 and some of the lesser polls are showing it closer.

In a number of elections since 1980, MI was more Republican than PA.

[J. J.]

Michigan is usually even more blue than PA. It's only those local polls that have a GOP lean that show MI competitive. Even rasmussen has Obama up 6 or more there.

Actually, Rasmussen has not polled since July.  PPP went from +14 to +7 and some of the lesser polls are showing it closer.

In a number of elections since 1980, MI was more Republican than PA.

In a number of elections since 1980, VT was more Republican than WV, but I don't think even Dick Morris thinks it will this year.

Even where it hasn't, and the last time was 1992, it has been close.  PA has been consistently +9, Obama has been consistently lower, with some numbers at +3 and some tied.