Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) told me a few hours before the polls close in the Democratic primary election that the weather isn’t helping Sen. Arlen Specter as he fights to keep his seat.
“The weather is a blow to him,” Rendell told me in an interview. “Senator Specter does better the more Democrats come out and vote and the rain all over the state today is not good for him.” Rendell is backing Specter, who became a Democrat last spring with a promise from the White House to help him win reelection. Earlier today, Rendell said Specter would be fine since the campaign was handing out personalized ponchos to voters.
Specter said on MSNBC tonight that he needs his voters to get to the polls before they close at 8 p.m., urging each of his constituencies to turn out. “If I get out my vote, Chris, I win,” Specter told Chris Matthews.
Additional reporting by Lucy Madison
