Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell said the Keystone State is "definitely in play" in the 2012 election.
At a roundtable discussion at Bloomberg View on Wednesday, Rendell said GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is moderate enough to do well in Pennsylvania suburbs, making the state no cakewalk for Obama.
Huffington Post reports:
"Oh, it is definitely in play," Rendell replied. He went on about how bizarre it was to read reports that Republicans weren't making investments in the state. "Can't be right. I mean why would you do that? And why would you make that judgment now?"
"I think it is definitely in play," he said again. "I said from the beginning, Mitt Romney is the only candidate who had a chance to do well enough in the Philadelphia suburbs to carry the state. If I had to bet, I would bet he won't, because the president is going to do very well in the debate."