******OFFICIAL OBAMA SUPPORTER'S PA PRIMARY THREAD******

[MadBadger]

Saw they have their's up so Id put ours up. This is a thread for Obama supporters who dont feel like dealing with the nastiness of GDP and want to talk with their fellow obama supporters. If you feel the need to disrupt, please don't and go to your own thread.

A Message from Kittycat




GOTV thread from Sandsea - polls don't close until 8PM EST.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

A little inspiration:
http://www.dipdive.com /

A little humor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyhIBXNfqMA

And a reminder... HRC is EXPECTED to win. PA is a tailormade state for her. Obama has been behind by as much as 25pts there in the past 8 weeks. With the help of his incredible supporters and grassroots campaigning efforts, he has done a tremendous job trying to close the gap. Anything less than a double digit win for Clinton, is a significant loss for her. So let's band together, and celebrate the night - whatever comes.

Kat

[Coexist]

1. hnmf, I hate to say this

but the fastest way to encourage disruptors, is to ask them to stay out!

But thanks for the thread.

I'm hoping it stays under 12, what do you think?

[MadBadger]

3. Less than OH, Id say right now its around 5.

[Cant trust em]

20. If Obama can keep this to single digits, I'll be satisfied.

Under 6 and I'll be happy.

An Obama win and I'll be celebrating.

[goclark]

102. They have their own thread and we have ours ~ trust me

we did it for another Primary and it was fantastic!

Thanks so much humi ~ I have to go out for about 3 hours and I don't want to leave for one second.

Everyone,post all the positive details ~ :bounce:

[shadowknows69]

145. Hello, hello, hello!

Shadow is in the hizzouse!!!

[Coexist]

220. Hey there!

[taught_me_patience]

2. Checking In.

:patriot:

I'm feeling a bit nervous, but I'll be ok if he keeps it within 10%. I'm more worried about the media spin from the Clinton New Network...

[grantcart]

4. looking good on initial exit polls

Obama is winning big on Iraq war question

[MadBadger]

6. Hes improving on every number when compared to the OH polls

[woolldog]

23. Do you remember what the early OH numbers said?

[MadBadger]

26. not sure.

[bigbrother05]

14. where are you looking ar exit polls

[MadBadger]

19. CNN has been reporting on them lately.

[Cant trust em]

29. That's why we can't nominate Hillary

We need to be an opposition party, not just a weaker version of the GOP. Arguments aren't won by agreeing with your opponent with caveats.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

92. Good!

[LSK]

5. Yes we can

[MadBadger]

7. Can I get some Rec's?

[Cant trust em]

31. Si se puede!

You rec my world.

[zulchzulu]

8. Listen buddy, why I oughta...Hey pal, c'mere! Yo cupcake...git yer...

Ahem...

GOBAMA!!!!!!!

BTW, stop by the Madison Farmers Market Obama table this Saturday...

[rinsd]

9. Obviously I'm not an Obama supporter but good luck today

:hi:

[MadBadger]

13. Thanks, you too! I wouldnt consider you a disruptor though.

[grantcart]

15. quick give her some kool aid fast we need more supporters like her

[Cant trust em]

39. You're aces.

Good luck to Sen. Clinton as well.

[movonne]

42. Thank you...that is a very gracious post...

[Aloha Spirit]

47. We should all move to swing states for November. I'm just sayin.... n/t

[Lisa0825]

62. That was sweet of you!

:hi:

[Adelante]

71. Thanks, rinsd

Bad luck, uh, good luck to you :D

[Tatiana]

131. Thanks, you too!

:hi:

[Adelante]

223. Congratulations, rinsd

:hi:

[Kajsa]

240. Rinsd, thank you!

Your warm wishes are a refreshing change here.

I wish more DUers were like you.

Gotta hug ya- you're THAT cool! :D

:hi: :hug:

[grantcart]

10. Cnn was showing white males for Clinton 54% but AA for Obama 92%

Big question white females.


So far so good - no big problems


wonder what type of AA turnout heard both huge and moderate.

[drm604]

214. I'm one white male Pennsylvanian who bucked that trend. n/t

[JFN1]

11. GOBAMA!!!!!!

[FlyingSquirrel]

12. There are TWO of these threads! I'm so conflicted...

[MadBadger]

16. Choose this one!

lol

[Kittycat]

22. ..

:cry:

[MadBadger]

24. Hey! I got it out 1 minute earlier. You can take the more important thread 2

I cannot post again until 8:20.

[Kittycat]

28. Copy my OP then...

So we can bump up that GOTV Thread and have a little Baracky Fun :lol:

[MadBadger]

30. Done

[Kittycat]

34. You rock.

I changed my OP to let it sink :rofl:

I'll pick up one of the results threads later... I need to feed my children before they go begging next door, LOL.

[MadBadger]

18. The Apostrophe shows Ownership

[usregimechange]

21. I chose both after much deliberation

[goclark]

105. Don't stay here unless you can go with the flow

We doin't want to waste your time beating you up.

Please go to the other thread if you are conflicted. :)

[azmouse]

17. Gobama!!

[TexasLady]

25. a BIG Yeehaw From Texas!

Aw man, I love you guys! :hug:

[sonias]

35. Hey you!

:hi: TexasLady

I'll join in that :grouphug:

I big Texas sized kick for all of us. :kick:

Obamanos!! Yes we can!

Sonia

[TexasLady]

48. heyyy sonia!

Hey do you guys still drive that awesomely cool car around that I saw during the Camp Casey thing?

Obamanos!!

[sonias]

167. It wasn't my car

I think you're thinking of hobbit709's car. He and I carpooled to Camp Casey together.

Looking good honey, looking good.
:bounce::bounce::bounce:


Sonia

[southern_belle]

27. here, here!

:hi:

[Hepburn]

32. Hi....checking in.

So far, so good. Looks like the spread is only 4 pts. If it stays like that, IMO, Obama is the real winner and Hillary needs to get out ASAP.

[JBoy]

33. A rec and hello from Canada!

:hi:

Tonight's the night, baby! I can feel it.

Exit polls looking good so far.

[4themind]

45. Canada doesn't count!

j/k :hi:
I have family there in an area called King, outside of toronto

[JBoy]

58. You probably mean "King City", just north of Toronto.

I used to play hockey there every Friday night when I was a kid in Toronto. Back then it was a tiny town, now it's probably a throbbing suburb of TO.

Hey, unless you're in PA you don't count tonight either! :P

[LSparkle]

36. FIRED UP in California ...

Ready to GOBAMA!

[Hepburn]

91. Yo, LA.....

...:hi: from South Bay!

[DerekJ]

37. Present

[JBoy]

63. Hey Derek! Where are you at in Ontario?

I'm a former Toronto/Oakville/Kingston/Ottawa resident myself.

[DerekJ]

68. In a small town called Ancaster, next to Hamilton.

Up until recently I’d have classified it as rural.

[JBoy]

72. OK, I know where that is.

We used to drive out to my Grandparents in Brantford all the time, so I remember the roadsign. :)

Belated welcome to DU!

[DerekJ]

81. Thank you .. Yep, That forsaken town.

[book_worm]

38. I'm hyped! I think Obama will do better than expected.

[GarbagemanLB]

40. in

[Ysabel]

41. edit...

- waving hello... :)

edited: i think those numbers are over all numbers...

[tishaLA]

43. I'm so nervous right now

and very excited that the polls appear to show this closer than I could have hoped. Here's hoping for a very close race and, best case scenario, a win tonight. I can't take this race much longer. I have work to do.

[Va Lefty]

44. In Va hoping for a knockout

this shit has to end!

[Arugula Latte]

64. Her campaign and her presidential hopes need to be obliterated...

:toast:

[4themind]

46. FIRED UP, READY TO GOBAMA

[southern_belle]

49. Yes We Can!

[mucifer]

50. 2 more hours?

[MadBadger]

52. Hard to wait.

[1776Forever]

51. Here in FL hoping for a win for Obama! We can always hope! Yes we can!!!!!!

[PA Democrat]

53. What I've been hearing in western PA, Westmoreland County

Large numbers of new voters. The poll where I voted, the poll workers said they had a very large number of first-time voters. My husband is inside a poll in another part of the county, and the poll workers say the buzz is the number of enthusiastic new voters. More young voters.

[grantcart]

54. CNN exit polls showing number one issue is CHANGE 49%

Very positive

[City Lights]

55. I'll be so glad when the roller coaster ride of the PA primary is over.

Regardless of how it plays out. Yesterday I was convinced that Obama would lose by 14. Today the early exits indicate a much closer race. I don't want to get me hopes up, but find myself sitting on the edge of my chair. :bounce: Gobama! :bounce:

[Tinksrival]

56. This day has been soooo loooong!

I can't wait to get past Penn.

I just love these two!!!

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/02/09/obama10207_narrowweb__300x387,0.jpg

[DerekJ]

60. You can help make it shorter, start spinning this as fast as you can:

All you have to do is face the west and start running in your place :)

[wildeyed]

79. Wow, that is a great pic of Michelle!

:)

[SaveAmerica]

231. What a great picture! Is it saying Michelle is a Fox?

[VenusRising]

57. Go Obama!!!

[stillcool]

59. Hey!! Checking in..

what's going on? I just turned on the puter, and haven't looked around yet. Hope things are going smoothly!

[MadBadger]

61. And Now....we wait.

[grantcart]

70. my non political wife has grabbed the TV so you are all I got

[JBoy]

76. We'll try to keep you entertained.

[ralbertson]

65. On the Verge of a Stunner in Pennsylvania?

(Oh please, Goddess, please please please...)

On the Verge of a Stunner in Pennsylvania?


Hold on to your hats. I've gotten the usual word of the exit poll results from one of my usual reliable sources. He notes that Obama traditionally over-performs in the earliest exit polls*, and that he expects the numbers to change as the night wears on - perhaps a reversal.

But right now, the exits are saying Obama 52 percent, Clinton 47 percent.

Take these results with the usual grains of salt and skepticism. I'm told that Obama is carrying blue collar workers two to one, and he's winning Philadelphia in the neighborhood of three to one.

As usual, if you're a Pennsylvanian and haven't voted yet, don't let these or any other numbers discourage you.

UPDATE: Brendan Loy looked at Obama's performance in the early exit polls and concludes "Obama generally does 7-8 points worse in the actual results than he did in the leaked, unweighted exit polls."

ANOTHER UPDATE: Yes, I know Drudge has the numbers reversed. I checked with my source, and this is what they've got. I have more than one source who hears these numbers, and haven't yet heard from all of them.

04/22 05:35 PM

(Yes, but remember that Philadelphia actual vote tallies almost always come in later than the rest of the state, and he's expected to do really well there...)

GOBAMA!!

[dempartisan23]

69. GOBAMA!!

lets put hillary away tonight!!

[JBoy]

66. Question about the exit polls

I remember from Ohio, that the early exit polls favored Obama, and Hillary did better later on. Is the same likely for PA?

This seems counter-intuitive. I'd figure the older supporters of Hillary would get out early, and the younger Obama supporters would vote late...

[Window]

67. Hi everyone.

:hi:

Feeling pretty good. How about you!


:kick:

[MadBadger]

73. So I took a look at the MSNBC poll RE: Gun Owners

That poll had Obama losing by 5. They had gun owners going for Hillary 53-28, but the exit polls show it going her way 58-42

Plus this poll had Clinton winning the Economy issue 50-41. Early exits have him going up to a 14 point margin, but the Iraq question had Clinton winning by 7, and in reality Obama won by 14.

[mucifer]

74. scary

[Drunken Irishman]

75. You mean losing by 25?

[MadBadger]

77. No, the entire poll had her up 5.

[Drunken Irishman]

85. Ok, I think I get you.

Their poll, done with McClatchy, right, had her leading by 25 among gun owners and 5 overall but the exit polls show Obama doing better with gun owners than their poll?

Or am I still confused?

[MadBadger]

86. Yea, Im trying to match the poll numbers based on early exits.

[apocalypsehow]

78. Checking in.

:thumbsup:

[Orsino]

80. I went out and voted for Obama today...

...in my mind. :toast:

[DerekJ]

84. Was it busy there?! Was there lineup?!!

:P

[Orsino]

96. Lined up out the door! n/t

[wildeyed]

82. Present.

:scared:

I am ready for this to end. Let's hope for a big night!

[Frank Booth]

83. The early exits look good, but REMEMBER that exits have tended to show Obama doing well.

This site lays out the actual results compared to exits.

http://blog.brendanloy.com/2008/04/dont-trust-the.html

[MadBadger]

88. They have, but the from what I remember, the numbers from HuffPo and Drudge always favor Obama, but

Not always the numbers from the likes of the AP, CNN, and MSNBC. I think the numbers they have released are favorable for Obama

[goclark]

108. Isn't it that the #'s from Philly come in early

and the number from the counties that favor Clinton come in last.

That so, we need to hang on to our hats.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

87. While we're anxiously awaiting word,

Check out this cute little guy I picked up at Walgreens! They have Dem donkeys and Rep. Elephant Pez animals! I think they call them Party Animals. They are little key chains that are stuffed AND Pez dispensers. How cool is that? Isn't he cute? I'm trying to come up with a name for the little guy.

[Voice for Peace]

113. "Obie"

He looks like an "Obie"

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

140. That's a great name!

Thanks for the suggestion!

[grantcart]

89. clicked on the Clinton thread by mistake. Not a single number in the whole thread lol

[Rosa Luxemburg]

90. I love the photo on Ebony!

[Kukesa]

100. I do, too. What a wonderful First Couple they'll make. n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

93. OBAMA SUCKS!!!!

The life out of what's left of Hillary's Presidential Aspirations.


Almost gotcha didn't I?

[JBoy]

95. OBAMA BLOWS!!!

Me right out of the water with his message of hope and ability to inspire.

[goclark]

109. I was iching to put you on ignore tonight!

:)

[knixphan]

174. OBAMA ISN'T READY!!!

For the noise the crowd is going to make if he wins tonight.

[Ichingcarpenter]

181. !!!!OBAMA IS INEXPERIENCED !!!

on being a liar like Bill and Hillary

[Willo]

94. Checking in from NYC

Rendell on CNN now

[MadBadger]

97. 40 min.

[DerekJ]

98. Shit!!, When did this happen?! It was 4 hours left a minute ago.

[WillyT]

99. Yo !!! - Just Got Home From Work...

Settling in for the show!

:bounce::hi::bounce:

Si Se Puede!!!

:yourock:

[stillcool]

101. Please...please....

[MadBadger]

103. At 8PM, I'm gonna turn off the TV, analyze CNN's Exits, then turn it back on to see if its called.

[Drunken Irishman]

104. I think Obama is going to win.

Ok, well I hope he wins (obviously), but the demographic polls (the most trusted) show this a very, very close race. I have a feeling we're going to see Missouri Part II, where Clinton cleans up in the middle of the state and Obama runs the score up in some of his strong holds. It's going to be a very long night.

[MadBadger]

110. I predicted a long time ago hed win 50-49.

I'm not sure if he will but I see it less than 5.

[Drunken Irishman]

118. IF he loses, it'll be by 1-5 points.

Which I guess is a "win", but I feel good. The demographic numbers favor him IF there is a large black turnout.

[MadBadger]

122. There wasnt a large black turnout. It was only 14%

[Drunken Irishman]

124. We don't know that for sure.

The numbers are going to change as results come in. Remember, exit polls have a margin of error too.

The original exit polls released for Ohio had Obama doing better than he was. So the data will shift.

[MadBadger]

129. I think Obama will lose 51-48.

[MadBadger]

116. Latest MSNBC exits have me doubting him in PA. I think he will lose by 5.

[ralbertson]

106. Ahm, did I happen to mention...

[Ichingcarpenter]

107. !!!!ABC EXIT POLLS ARE IN !!!!!!!

What was the most important issue to you:

Whether candidate wears a lapel pin-103%
Who the candidate lives by-101%
What the candidate's pastor may have said once-107%

Iraq-3%

Economy-2%

MOE +/- 100%

[goclark]

111. That's it ~ ignore button

[Ichingcarpenter]

112. LOL!!!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

148. Come on.... that exit poll was created by ABC's charliehanopoulos

:)

[crispini]

114. Harold Ford on MSNBC is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DLC

:wtf: why does Scaryborough expect Harold Ford to defend Obama when he's clearly going to favor Clinton just based on the DLC connection?

[Ichingcarpenter]

117. I saw him support Bush's policy on Bill Maher

everyone turned around on the panel and sorta looked at him and
gave him a..... say what????

[oviedodem]

123. Its a joke. DLC must DIE!!!! They are repbublicans.

[book_worm]

115. I can't stand Joe Scarborough

[jonmiller74]

119. First post

I just wanted to say I did my part. There was a line at our polling place and the two people in front of me weren't able to vote because they are registered as independents. I didn't have any problems, I was asked for ID but they said that it might be because I hadn't voted in a while. I think it was because I got a new registration card in preparation for the election. At my old poling place in 2006, one of the poll workers seemed to become a little concerned that I was in the wrong place and shortly after a local police officer walked down the line of voters and took a quick glance at me but didn't say anything. So I wanted to be ready this year with i's dotted and t's crossed. I wanted to make sure there wouldn't be any crap during this historic election, I'm glad I was prepared.

Plus no cops in our new location in Berks, not that I think it would have been a problem anymore, they haven't followed me home in at least 6 months.

[femmedem]

224. Thank you!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[book_worm]

120. Scarborough trying to make a case that a five or seven point loss for Obama will turn off SD

[book_worm]

121. thank you, Tweety

for pointing out to Joe S that one of the reasons O hasn't closed the deal in some of these big states is because he is running against "mr. and mrs. Democrat" of the last 20 years.

[crispini]

125. So, do they have early voting in PA, and...

will they release the EV results at the top of the hour (as soon as the polls close) as they do in my state?

Thanks!

[thevoiceofreason]

126. Let's go, Obamaniacs!

Let's be breaking down the districts too.

Grantcart, where's the best place to go for district breakdowns?

[grantcart]

133. no idea your the numbers guy I just do PR lol

[TexasLady]

127. five minutes till closing time

so it's happy hour for me now...
staying happy regardless of outcome.
:bounce: :toast:

[starroute]

128. Obama GOTV is turned up to 11

When I got back from voting, there was a flyer in my door handle saying to VOTE OBAMA and call this number if you need a ride.

A couple of hours later, there was a volunteer on the phone asking if we needed any help to get out and vote.

An hour ago came a recorded message of Obama saying to go knock on all our friends' and relatives' doors and send them out to vote.

I've *never* seen anything like this.

We're in northern Bucks County by the way. When I went to the polls at about 3:30, my poll-watching friend told me that 35% of the registered Democrats had already voted, which was high for that hour, and that he expected it to reach about 55%.

He also said that the number of Democrats in town had pulled to within 15-20 of the Republicans. That's incredible, given that it used to be a 2 to 1 Republican margin.

Change is definitely in the air.

[MadBadger]

130. As of right at this minute, I think Clinton wins 51-48.

[thevoiceofreason]

132. MSNBC - too close to call from exit polls.

[grantcart]

134. cnn too close fox saying obama did very well

[Ichingcarpenter]

135. She cannot win big with the polls close and will not have any money left

I see an intervention by the party leaders within the next week.

[dempartisan23]

lets take fatbags operation chaos

and ram it up his you know what. GOBAMA

[grantcart]

138. did you see this thread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5608247

[Ichingcarpenter]

142. Yes, I saw it and nominated it

Did you hear the difference between the Clinton campaign headquarters zzzz
and Obama's????

Obama's is rocking the house.

[MadBadger]

136. CNN EXIT POLLS: 51.6-47.8 for Clinton...that would be great for Obama.

[Ichingcarpenter]

137. I predicted by 4 last week ... either way, but bet she would win by 4

for a one week vacation in Bakersfield.

Great News

[Drunken Irishman]

143. Would love for him to get it to 5 or less.

I just remember Ohio exit polls showed a tighter race than it actually turned out to be.

[Ichingcarpenter]

144. Anything less than 10+ for Hillary .... the super delegates flood to Obama

I put that up in 4 treads.

[Drunken Irishman]

146. I know.

15-20 = Major Hillary win and a possible game changer for superdelegates.
10-15 = Hillary win. She'll go on.
5-9 = Obama win, however, I don't see Clinton dropping out.
1-4 = Obama win, Clinton could be forced out.
Win = WIN, she's gone.

[Ichingcarpenter]

149. 5-9 a major flood of supers for Obama everything else you are right on

Nicely put!

[my3boyz]

161. Oh goodness I hope that is true! I would be so happy! I just really want it to be less than Ohio

I don't want them saying that Obama is unelectable because he did worse in PA than he did in Ohio. Please just let it be less than Ohio if she wins.

[grantcart]

139. the longer the better

[my3boyz]

163. True! nt

[oviedodem]

141. Excitement in Evansville!! Great to see.

[MadBadger]

147. Since when is Wisconsin and Iowa not a battleground State

Fuckin Lisa Caputo.

[grantcart]

153. Virginia and colorado

[MadBadger]

154. those are newer ones and I can excuse that, but WI and IA are always the closest.

[johnnydrama]

172. you're right

Most electoral polls show Obama winning Iowa & Wisconsin, and Hillary losing them, so that's pretty much the very definition of battleground.

[grantcart]

150. CNN who will win Obama 54% Clinton 45%

[Ichingcarpenter]

152. Is that an opinion or a on-line poll

They are discussing the money problems with Hillary right now with MSNBC.
Obama broke her bank on this state.

[crankychatter]

155. I only get CPAN - No TV so thank YOU for tracking and posting

oh, and HOLY COW

exit polls, statewide, possible Obama upset? from the Clinton News Network?

[crankychatter]

151. k/r thanks

.

[knixphan]

156. Love and Hugs to all the members of the resistance!

Making martinis and enjoying the uncertainty. It's like a night in Vegas...

All my chips on a 50.5/49.5 split...

Followed by an Al Gore statement next week.

GOBAMA!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

187. Ah, Martini Fan -- me too - started at 4:30p when they said

it was going to be a significant Clinton win.

However, the leaked poll 52-48 has me up !

What gore statement????????

grey goose, lemon twist, YOU?

[book_worm]

157. Keith: Hill is the titanic and Obama is the iceberg!! Love it.

[stevenleser]

158. K&R'd YES WE CAN !!!!!!!

[madrchsod]

159. hillary win-6 or less

[Ichingcarpenter]

166. Super Delegates say she has to win by 10 points to stay in ...LA Times reports

I call it a 4 point win.... for Hillary

[silverweb]

160. Working with one eye...

...watching GDP with the other. :D


GObama! GObama!

[grantcart]

162. Too early to call instead of too close to call

Clinton has a lead question is how much?

[MadBadger]

164. Its what we guessed after the polls closed.

[my3boyz]

165. Darn! nt

[Tatiana]

168. At least ten? n/t

[MadBadger]

170. Id say 6 or under.

[my3boyz]

175. I would be so happy with that! I would be absolutely thrilled! nt

[Tatiana]

176. LOL that's what Fox says, apparently. n/t

[dempartisan23]

178. if hillary is under 10

she is toast!!

[Psyop Samurai]

169. Pittsburgh, Shadyside checking in...

The Obama campaigners took it to the closing bell. One was at my door at 7:30 pm! I laughed and said, "God bless you"! I think he would have carried me to the polls.

[ralbertson]

BTW, just so yinz guyz know I ain't phonin' this PA stuff in...

Despite my having lived in Georgia for two decades in the interim, when I wrote this piece:

A Small Piece of Pennsylvania

I wasn't doing it from old fuzzy memories, the way Ms. Rodham Clinton apparently was when she misremembered misspeaking about being under misfire upon the bullet-torn tarmac of Tuzla that day.

After a post-Georgia sojourn developing online communities for a living out in the heady, hazy daze of the Silicon Valley dot-boom-gone-bust, between the '04 Presidential campaign and my relocating to Bahstun to take my current (though recursive) day job, I spent a few years living in Erie where I'd orignally been borned and breaded, taking care of me elderly da (and, of course, still writing about politics for a living anyway. Sigh. I really do need to take me one of those vacation thingies one of these days. I wonder if I can download one from those pesky InterTubez?)

Anyway, since this is a PA'ers for O'Bamer thread, though... I will take this opportunity to fully disclose that, much to my surprise and amazement, the last half-year I've spent living in the extremely close-to-Boston-burg of Somerville (or, as we call it here, Summavull) has had the net effect, thanks to the tactics of a certain non-black non-male and allegedly non-elitist candidate's campaign, made me identify far more as a native Pennsylvanian than I had ever since I was a wee bairn (and, somewhat later, PSU grad) there.

WTG, Clintonia Uber Alles! Thanks to y'all, er, youse guys, er, you folks, er, I mean, yinz... I can proudly stand up and say right here in this very thread today, "Ich bin ein Pennsylvanier!" instead.

Yay!


passionately proud to be a non-bitter post-Pennsylvania partisan for Obama,
ralbertson




photo credit: Erie Times-News

[book_worm]

171. Anything under double didgets is a win for Obama

in my reasoning. I think it will be Clinton by 6.

[Willo]

173. I don't like the sound of that

"a change of terminology"

They brought it down from 20% to 10%


Hillary -67%, Obama -33% with 0% in.

[my3boyz]

177. What are you talking about? A change in terminology? nt

[thevoiceofreason]

179. Now 65-35, with the folks still voting in Philly

[my3boyz]

182. They are still voting in Philly??? Why are they releasing results then?nt

[thevoiceofreason]

183. Now 60-40

[Ichingcarpenter]

186. Pittsburgh will come in late

Big Obama Stronghold.... so it will go late.

[TBF]

180. Love the Ebony pic -

and don't worry we are all cool. Barack is going to do better then expected, and we'll finish this off in Indiana.

[MadBadger]

184. Fox Called it for Hillary

Now its about how much.

[my3boyz]

188. I expected that so I'm not too upset. I just don't want double digits. nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

194. man, thought he'd surprise us. - guess I'm greedy I'll take under 10 for sure

[Tatiana]

185. Faux Noise apparently calling it for Clinton. n/t

[Tatiana]

189. MSNBC calls it for Clinton. n/t

[shagsak]

190. not a bad start

with 3% reporting I'm seeing 55-45 H-O

[oviedodem]

191. I knew that she won but by how much?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

195. hopefully not by double digits

[Blue_Roses]

192. checking in

just logged on to DU and haven't even turned the TV on --kids been playing videos and I was too nervous...

[my3boyz]

196. I haven't turned the tv on either. I just don't want to hear the pundit's spin right now. I want to

wait til we know if she wins big or not.

[thevoiceofreason]

193. Now 55-45 -- and no Philly!

[MadBadger]

197. Philly is tied with 12% in. I'm guessing the Hillary strongholds came in.

[JanusAscending]

209. I'm sorry, but NO!!

They are playing with the voting machines again. Read Bradblog's post!!!!! Bastards.That Philly number is SCREWED UP, because many of machines in the black areas of Philly, WERE'NT WORKING !!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

199. The margin won't be known until late...... it is 10% right now

Below 10% is a major loss

[my3boyz]

200. Oh please let it be closer than Ohio. I don't think I could stand

to hear her saying that he lost by more in PA because Rev Wright made him unelectable.

[Drunken Irishman]

198. Well it looks like Clinton will get the game changer she was hoping for.

If they're calling it this early, she's going to win by 10+.

Lame.

[angie_love]

202. how could hte exits be dead wrong?!

[my3boyz]

205. Remember 2000 exits with Al Gore. Perhaps people did not

want to admit they did not vote for Obama because they did not want to say why.

[Ichingcarpenter]

207. Maybe, but, I still don't think the margins will be that large

They say the margins won't be known until late. I didn't expect Obama to win
but It is right now at


!!!!!53%-47%!!!!!!

[Drunken Irishman]

211. It won't be what we needed, though.

The only way Obama was going to get the knock out blow was if he kept her under 5% and that isn't likely.

She'll continue on, no doubt.

[Willo]

201. MSNBC is reporting Hillary won with only 3% having reported.

I don't get this at all.

[MadBadger]

203. Please Continue to thread 2

[yardwork]

204. I'm in and hoping for an Obama victory - but any loss under 15% is a victory for him.

[Ichingcarpenter]

212. 13% technically......

It will still be a long night with the margins.

[thevoiceofreason]

206. Now 53-47 with a little Philly!

[Ichingcarpenter]

210. That's big news.....the margins won't be known until late

and will change all night long.

[shagsak]

208. 53-47 H-O

[shagsak]

221. CNN shows Clinton Projected with 6% in

[The Wielding Truth]

213. Wasn't it strange how the he was leading in votes by 700,00

then she is up by 10 points, with no numbers showing?

[Ichingcarpenter]

215. 6% margin right now

doesn't do it.

[schrodinger_I]

216. Go Obama!

We really need a change from the status quo and that is what Hillary would be
if she actually won the election.

[MadBadger]

217. LOCKING

Worth a try.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

228. hnmnf!!!!!

[Aloha Spirit]

218. Yay! Dauphin County is 71% Obama! With 410 votes. Four of those are my family! Go family!

[Drunken Irishman]

219. Amazing how the media does an about face.

For weeks they tell us Clinton can't just win, but will need to win big or it's over. Then the second she wins, they change their tone and say it doesn't matter, because she won.

I knew this would happen. Even if Obama loses by .1%, they'll still call it a loss.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

226. they are paid to say that

I guess they have to pay their big mortgages!

[Austinitis]

222. Sinking, sinking, sinking

HAHAHAHAHAH!

[rogerballard]

225. Lakewood Colorado for OBAMA !

fingers crossed, along with eyes,legs and arms and any other body part that will cross, COLORADO FOR OBAMA !:thumbsup:

[Lisa0825]

227. I just got here!

I had a dang appt at 7pm that I couldn't reschedule! I haven't read any responses yet, but I hope everyone is PUMPED because at this point it looks like a very narrow margin which is a STRONG showing for Obama! Hillary will not admit iit, but this was a loss for her!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

229. especially that Obama came up within 10%

he's going to get the delegates baby!

NC next!!!

[GDAEx2]

230. hard for me to get excited over a loss

no matter how small. Head pounding, stomach turning BP spiking :-(

:banghead:

[RBInMaine]

232. Look pal, she had HUGE HUGE HUGE machine and demographics advantages. Close is GOOD.

[beg1958]

234. It made me feel better

To give Obama a big fat donation :)

[beg1958]

235. It made me feel better

To give Obama a big fat donation :)

[Maat]

233. Gobama (n/t)!

[treehuggnlibrul]

236. Great work, I'd say.

Obama's volunteers are amazing. To close the gap that much... awesome.

Yesterday and all day long today I kept hearing pundits say that anything less than 10 percent would put an end to the race, and yet now that it's 8 percent (and will probably tighten) they all seem to have forgotten they said that.

Now... on to North Carolina and Indiana...I can't wait. Gobama!

[MJJP21]

238. long term

It's obvious Obama is not going to end this tonight and it is possible he will not end it in his favor in the end. I will not vote for Hillary and my suggestion to those who feel as I do is to vote McBush for president and vote democrate for senators and congressman. Hillary is a republican in disguise and I would rather tie the hands of McBush for four years than have a wolf in sheeps clothing calling the shots.

[bookman]

243. No

It makes no sense to vote for McCain. (Unless you're a repug lurker)

Support your candidate, but we must elect a Democrat this fall for the good of the USA!

[bdamomma]

237. I am donating to Obama tomorrow.

[RBInMaine]

244. I donated TODAY !

[Overseas]

239. Grammatical attack on SI SE PUEDES

Lord Have Mercy -- HRC issued a grammatical challenge to us all -- changing Yes We Can to Yes We Will -- for God's sake !! Ay Caramba you gotta be kidding ! Let's all lie together -- Yes We Will Yes We Will -- I declare. Hope more folks will join Obama to respect the dignity of Si Se Puedes, a beloved expression. Yes We Can -- a continually evolving dedication to results-- far more collaborative and creative than the bulldozing Yes We Will. Si se puedes if we all continue working together. Senator Obama says that in his speeches and has dedicated his life to that. Yes We Will is in the future. Yes We Can is an evolving now.

[mcollier]

241. While doing the math

it occurs to me that Hillary can't win the nomination...

[ChristianDemocrat1]

242. McCain Republicans voting for Hillary now...

...so they can delay the Democratic challenge to McCain later.

Anybody know how many GOP's suddenly changed colors to keep Democrats fighting?