Clinton Wins Pennsylvania! (UPDATE)……by 9% not by double digits.
Clinton wins Pennsylvania. As of Wednesday morning, according to the most recent tabulation from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State, the current spread is 54.6% to 45.4% with 99.99% of the votes counted. This is only a 9% spread which is much different than what the main stream media is reporting as 10%.
Obama actually improved his numbers since Ohio, even though Pennsylvania is tailor made for Hillary Clinton. In Ohio the spred was 10%, in Pennsylvania it is only 9%. Pennsylvania has the second oldest population in the country, a demographic that is primed for a Clinton win. This was also a closed primary where independents and republicans, two groups that Obama usually carries, were not allowed to vote. Pennsylvania will divide 158 delegates proportionally between Obama and Clinton. Turnout was 52%, double the turnout in 2004. Exit polls reveal that voters whose primary issue is the economy are voting for Clinton 57 to 43. Voters whose primary issue is Iraq are voting for Obama 57% to 43%. There were 300,000 new voters in Pennsylvania, 35% of which are in Philadelphia and suburbs also known as Obama country. 17% of undecided voters made up their minds in the last three days. Seniors vote to Clinton 61 to 38. African-American vote to Obama 92 to 8. White male to Clinton 55 to 45. 42% says U.S. in a serious recession. Less than 1% consider electability an issue. Pennsylvania voters rated the following issues as most important: change 49%, experience 26%, cares about me 14%, electability 8%. 54% think that the economy is the most important issue, and 28% think that Iraq is most important. 1 in 5 Clinton voters feel that Obama will be the nominee. 64% of women voted for Clinton. 55% of white males voted for Clinton, 45% voted for Obama. As for voters who thought that either candidate attacked the other unfairly, 67% thought that Clinton attacked Obama unfairly, and 48% thought that Obama attacked Obama unfairly. Late deciders who decided within the last three days went to Clinton. Newly registered democrats backed Obama. In addition, 29% of those newly registered voters said that they would not vote for Clinton if she is the nominee. Clinton will probably net about 14 more delegates than Obama out of Pennsylvania, in addition to increasing her popular vote count by 200,000.