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Seems like a good mayor, I voted for him. I just worry that he is the next Tommy Carcetti.
One of the worst lapses in judgement that Obama ever had was endorsing Fattah over Nutter. He just missed it, and I think the endorsement was "mailed in" and lazy. Fattah would maybe not even have been a progressive Philadelphian's 3rd choice.
And now he's paying the price, since Nutter has gone with Rendell (and the money he can send this city) in endorsing Hillary.
I believe you are right that Nutter has little "on the street", but Rendell does. Plus, he is a tireless campaigner who really connects with people.
The big mistake may be Hillary overplaying the Rev. Wright card - that could make her most unwelcome in areas like North and West Philly. Maybe it already has. It would also hamstring her greatest asset - Rendell's active presence in Philadelphia promoting her campaign. He's no fool, and will not fall on his sword for the Clintons.
Hillary needs Scranton - Wilkes Barre, as it contains high concentrations of just about every core contstituency she has -white union Dems and large populations of Hispanic voters. That is why Casey's endorsement of Obama is bigger than people think - even if he is less than exciting as a campaigner.
