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So McCain won Pennsylvania, right?

April 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yes, he did.
But Rep. Ron Paul still got 16 percent of the vote, and former Ark. Gov. Mike Huckabee 11 percent. As The Boston Globe points out, that’s not terribly unusual:
In 2000, the last contested Republican presidential race, competitors were still winning sizable shares of the vote well after George W. Bush had secured the […]

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Tags: John McCain · Pennsylvania · Republican

Pennsylvania: Excitement Outside Hillary Clinton Victory Rally

April 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

“This is a Hillary victory party, not an Obama loser party,” shouted Mali Kigasari, a Clinton supporter from California. Hillary Clinton’s victory rally at the Park Hyatt hotel in Philadelphia Tuesday came after a long fought battle.
While she delivered an impassioned speech inside, hundreds of people gathered outside and filled the streets with chanting, and […]

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Clinton emphasizes her strength against McCain

April 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Fresh from her Pennsylvania victory, Sen. Hillary Clinton is urging voters to consider not only who would be the best president, but who would be able to defeat Sen. John McCain in the general election.
Despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama has won more states, more delegates and more of the cumulative popular vote, Clinton […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · John McCain · Pennsylvania

CNN projects Clinton wins PA primary

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

CNN has projected that Sen. Hillary Clinton will win today’s Pennsylvania primary.
Here are the latest numbers they’re showing, with 46% reporting:
Clinton: 54%; 502,827
Obama: 46%; 426,471
Meanwhile, on the Republican front, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is winning with 73% of the vote. Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee collected a fair share of votes as well […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Pennsylvania

On the road in Pennsylvania: Out-of-towners try to influence voting

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

PHILADELPHIA- New Yorkers Sothelo Chen and her friend Helen Bangera were making phone calls to Pennsylvania all week.
Disappointed by Barack Obama’s loss in their home state, they wanted to remind people to vote in today’s primary and flew in to Pennsylvania to hold up signs outside the Engine Company Ladder 23 polling station in Chinatown. […]

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Tags: Pennsylvania · Primary · Uncategorized

On the Road in Pennsylvania: Translation Issues at Polls in Chinatown Philadelphia

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

 
 
PHILADELPHIA- Centre City Chinatown is an Asian neighborhood located in Philadelphia. The local residents showing up to vote is increasing as the afternoon comes to a close.
 
The weather is sunny and warm, which is great for voting, considering the line of voters trails out the the doors of Engine Company Ladder 23, where the polls […]

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Supporters across the country call PA voters for Clinton and Obama

April 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Both the Clinton and Obama campaigns are trying to squeeze every last vote out of Pennsylvania. Campaign volunteers in the Keystone State are surely scrambling around the campaign offices, making calls and canvassing to get out the vote on this crucial day, but supporters from afar are doing their part, as well.
The campaigns are […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Pennsylvania

On the Road in Pennsylvania: Party Cross-overs

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

PHILADELPHIA- As Nate Bomberger scrolled through Youtube.com videos of Barack Obama speeches, his words inspired him. He left his job as a mortgage broker in March to volunteer full-time at the Obama office in Lancaster.
But, prior to this election, Bomberger was a life-long Republican.
He voted for President George W. Bush in 2000 and again in […]

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On the road in Pennsylvania: The Amish Vote

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

PHILADELPHIA- Yesterday we posed the question, do the Amish vote in the primary? Fortunately we answered this question, and taped it below.

(We were granted permission)

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Tags: Pennsylvania · Primary · Uncategorized

On the Road in Pennsylvania: Primary Eve Hillary Clinton Rally

April 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

PHILADELPHIA-Hillary Clinton spoke at the University of Pennsylvania, Palestra campus on the eve of the primary that could decide her future in the race.
She had a good turnout.
Both candidates have been campaigning extensively in the state for the last seven weeks. Near the vicinity of the event, Barack Obama supporters passed out campaign literature.
Clinton looked […]

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Tags: Hillary Clinton · Pennsylvania