
"The good people of Pennsylvania deserve a lot better than what Barack Obama said," Clyde Thomas (above) says in Sen. Hillary Clinton's ad blasting Obama's "bitter" comments.
But Josh Drobnyk of the Chicago Tribune uncovered that Thomas isn't a registered Pennsylvania voter.
Drobnyk reported Thomas "is actually registered in New Jersey. He voted there for Clinton Feb. 5. He only recently moved to Bethlehem, Pa."
Here's what Thomas told the Tribune:
"It shouldn't be a big deal. I explained it to the campaign," Thomas said in an interview. "I see Pennsylvanians for what they are. I grew up with the values of Pennsylvanians."He added: "I am from a perspective of someone coming into Pennsylvania new like Barack Obama is, and seeing how great they are and how they welcome me."
Thomas said he was born in Scranton, but has lived his entire life in Somerville, N.J. He is a 46-year-old unemployed environmental engineer.
— Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (1)
Obama is from Hawaii but represents Illinois. Clinton is from Illinois but represents New York. McCain is from Virginia but represents Arizona. All of them are wealthy. What we need is someone from the middle class who represents the average United States citizen.
Posted by George Robertson | April 17, 2008 12:32 AM