halftime, no marching bands. we re hitting the field. the clock starts tonight. we ve got three weeks to go out here in pennsylvania, and win this state and after winning this state, the field looks a little different in may. i remind everybody the one time that we did win in the last 120 years, republican party had the courage to go out and nominate someone who all the experts and all the pundits and all the media, republican establishment said couldn t win. he was too conservative. he lost almost early primary. he only won one until may. one primary until may. everybody told him to get out of the race. this was back in 1976. they said get out of the race. we need a moderate.
in the things that values of south western pennsylvania have instilled in me. you know i come from a steel town from immigrant parents, grandfather worked in the mines. someone who lived in government housing on a va grounds and saw the great sacrifice of our men and women in uniforms, serving them as they served our country. you know me. they ll say all the things that i m someone who doesn t stand up for what i believe in. you know me. [ applause ] and, so, i ask you over the next three weeks, this isn t
great deeds have occurred here. i know. i had the privilege of representing the state in the senate for 12 years and this community here in south western pennsylvania for four. went to every one of those counties, all 67, and i understand the greatness of the people of this state. i understand how important this race is here in pennsylvania. this is called the keystone state for a reason. we are, in fact, the keystone. we re the place upon which our country was built and great things continue to happen here. great things like in manufacturing and oil and gas production here in pennsylvania that is turning our economy around and creating opportunities for us to grow our economy not just here in pennsylvania but because of lower natural gas prices we re seeing manufacturing of other businesses come back in spite of
when you drive home tonight and you stop by the gas station, just take a look at the prices and then ask yourself four more years of that? i agree. that s dwr it s important to understand one extraordinary fact about this election. president obama thinks he s doing a good job. i m not kidding. he actually thinks he s doing a great job. he thinks he s doing an historically great job like abraham lincoln and lbj and fdr. he did not say that on saturday night live. it s enough to make you think that years of flying around in air force one surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers telling you you re great and doing a great job, it s enough to make you think you re out of touch with that. that s what happened. this campaign will deal with complicated issues. there s a basic choice we re
wisconsin voting today, ron paul is doing a town hall meeting in chico, california. okay. rick santorum is in mars, pennsylvania. newt gingrich is nowhere. he has no events and mitt romney is in milwaukee which might means he expects to win wisconsin. two of the states that border wisconsin, minnesota and iowa did both go rick santorum s way earlier this year. it s worth noting that maryland shares a long border with rick santorum s state of pennsylvania which rick santorum said yesterday he guarantees he will win. mr. santorum did not bother campaigning in maryland before today for even a single day of campaigning. mr. romney won maryland today without even much having to try. rick santorum does not want to be thought of as out of this race. he s been priming the pump for days now trying to your his