Obama Readies for Tomorrow's Pa. Vote

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

SCRANTON, PA. -- With just one day to go until the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama will make an aggressive push in both the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas. According to campaign estimates, roughly 35 percent of the overall primary vote will come from Philadelphia and its suburbs.

By campaigning in the major metropolitan areas, the Obama camp believes they can target voters who normally would not support him. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, “It’s reaching out to people who are not typical Obama voters, like women and people in older demographics.” Psaki said the campaign had an aggressive registration push before the March 24 deadline, and the goal now is to get those people to come out and vote. In particular, they are pushing Republicans and Independents supporters who registered to vote for a democrat to turn out.

According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Hillary Clinton continues to lead Obama 51-44 percent among likely voters. Clay Richards, assistant director of the university’s polling institute, argues that a large turnout tomorrow could help Obama win, however, he does not believe that will happen.

“Senator Obama got off message after his ‘bitter’ remarks and never regained his momentum, giving Senator Clinton the opening to fight another day in Indiana and North Carolina,” Richards said.

The Obama campaign filed its Federal Election Commission report for March fund-raising last night, confirming they raised $41.1 million, almost double what Clinton raised in the same month. With $42.5 million total cash on hand designated for the primary, Obama is in a strong position to continue his bid for the presidency, regardless of how he fares tomorrow.