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The Race Vote in Pennsylvania

Yesterday I was interviewed by Pete Dominick, host of Pete’s Big Mouth, on Sirius Radio.  He led off his series of questions about Pennsylvania and the PA primary with a question about whether some Democrats voted for Clinton because of Obama’s race. I know some of them did, because quite a few of them [...]

Thank You

I want to thank all of you for following the Pennsylvania primary with us. Many of you reading this blog took the time to let us know your thoughts on the race, the candidates and the issues, and that’s always helpful.
We’ve had a number of very talented writers of all ages and political stripes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Early Pennsylvania Primary Exit Polls from CNN

The CNN version of early exit polls of the Pennsylvania primary say that:

New voters choose Obama over Clinton by 60 to 38
But, late deciding voters chose Clinton over Obama 58 to 42.  This is as it has been in previous primaries.

ABC News Early Exit Poll of Pennsylvania Primary

ABC News’ version of the early exit polling in the PA primary says that:

1/2 are self-identified liberals — way more than the 1/4 to 1/3 typical in past Pennsylvania primaries
40% are gun owners — no surprise there
Just under 1/2 have a college degree — more than the 38% in Ohio

More Drudge Early Exit Polls for the Pennsylvania Primary

Fresh from the unreliable Drudge Report, here are more of the Fox News early Pennsylvania primary exit polls:
Among Women:
Clinton 55
Obama 44
Among Men:
Clinton 47
Obama53