For what little it is worth, I think Barack Obama will carry Ohio with something to spare. I also find it quite hard to believe that he could lose Pennsylvania. Still, the argument has always been that in both these states he “struggles” to “connect” with white men. Well he has a chance to do so on Saturday night.
I assume John McCain’s campaign will be buying plenty of advertising during tomorrow’s Ohio State-Penn State showdown. But I also assume Obama can more or less afford to purchase it all himself. It’s the biggest college football game in the midwest this year (alas) and amongst certain demographics seems likely to have higher TV ratings in OH and PA than any of the presidential debates.
Clearly this OSU-PSU match-up invites comparison with the Obama-McCain race. Ordinarily you’d say McCain is Joe Paterno and that Jay Paterno was Sarah Palin. But PSU’s offensive (and after last week’s game against Michigan, I mean that in both senses of the term) makeover seems to muddy the waters here.
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