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"If President Obama loses the election — and I'm not sure he will, I like to say he's a slight favorite — but if he loses he lost it because when the Simpson-Bowles Commission report [came out], he didn't do anything with it initially. … He didn't grab it by the horns and go with it," Rendell said.

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Rasmussen began the discussion by asking both Pennsylvanians about the competitiveness of the race at both the presidential and Senate levels in the state they once represented. Santorum said there's time for the Romney campaign to come in aggressively in the final week and win it. Rendell said it won't happen because Pennsylvania, especially the critical Philadelphia market, is too expensive for a TV ad blitz.

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Rendell, who last week criticized Casey for campaigning against Republican Tom Smith only after losing his large lead in the polls, didn't back off. Rendell predicted Casey will win by five or six points, but said the tight race will show vulnerability and embolden a future challenger.

"I think Sen. Casey made a mistake," Rendell said. "He held everything in check, he played prevent defense."

Santorum, who lost his job by an embarrassing 18 points to Casey six years ago, was less critical, saying Casey is still the favorite to win the race but has done a poor job defining himself.

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OH and VA are the key swing states.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

PA is going to Obama... lol.. who are you kidding.