has anyone heard anything about PA?

[nygrl224]

I heard on MSNBC that they were expecting this record turnout, but that the lines aren't bad. I hope that is not bad news.

[Lumpsum]

1. Lines in Philadelphia are huge.

And it looks like it's going to rain any second. :(

But outside Philly and Pittsburgh, I wouldn't expect the lines to be too terrible. PA is a big state and the population is pretty spread out.

[spinbaby]

2. It's not been too bad

Around Washington, PA, I've heard reports of waits up to 45 minutes. It's not the walk-up voting we're used to but it's manageable.

[Desperadoe]

3. Early voting heavy here, across nation (Lancaster County)

Lancaster County voters flocked to the polls in droves early today — many waiting in lines stretching as long as 150 people in the predawn hours — to finally cast ballots in a presidential race that drew to a close after two years.

New Era interviews with nearly 200 early-morning voters in city, suburban and rural districts here found Democrat Barack Obama running ahead in this GOP-dominated county — a bad sign for Republican John McCain's chances of winning Pennsylvania.

"We need some change in the country and I don't particularly like how the last eight years went," Jeanne Hamilton, a 65-year-old retired teacher from Lancaster, said of her vote for Obama and running mate Joe Biden.<snip>

<snip>In perhaps the most distressing sign for McCain's campaign, a survey of 186 Lancaster County voters — long seen as the bread and butter of statewide GOP campaigns — found Obama favored by a majority, albeit a slim one.<snip>


http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/229714