With 99% of Precincts In, Hillary Wins by 9% UPDATED

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State’s election returns website, 99.34% of precincts have reported results.

Clinton 1,237,696

Obama 1,043,174

That puts Clinton 194,522 votes ahead of Obama for a winning margin of 8.6%, and it puts my 8% prediction right on the money.

UPDATE: As Patsy points out in the comments, it’s now been updated at the PA

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Hillary Clinton Wins the Pennsylvania Primary

We won’t know the margin of her victory in the Pennsylvania primary yet, but it wasn’t long before all of the networks called the race.  Will it be enough for her to overcome his delegate lead, or, perhaps more immediately, be enough for her to raise enough money quickly to get out of debt?

Early Pennsylvania Primary Returns

Rather than rely on me or other media outlets for early returns, why not get your Pennsylvania primary results straight from the source at the Pennsylvania Department of State’s own website?  Pennsylvania, for the most part, has great web services.  Lots of media outlets try to siphon readers onto their websites (to get the most

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John McCain Wins Republican Pennsylvania Primary

Pennsylvania Republicans continued the McCain winning streak of essentially uncontested primaries. Ron Paul was on the ballot, but his candidacy has long been past viable.

Allegheny County – Pittsburgh Turnout Huge in Obama Strongholds

According to Pittsburgh political reporting legend Jon Delano, turnout in Allegheny County is likely to exceed previous records, hitting the 60% mark.  Interestingly, turnout is notably higher than usual in Penn Hills (high African-American population), East End/East Liberty (high A-A/Obama headquarters), Moon township (part of the Obama-friendly Cranberry exurb), Shadyside (wealthy & liberal) and the

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