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Barack Obama Wins Pennsylvania

Voters in Pennsylvania on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving the president the state's 20 electoral votes.

 

President Barack Obama has been declared the winner in Pennsylvania's general election, gaining the state's 20 electoral votes, according to CBSNBC, ABC and the Associated Press.

In the 2008 presidential election, Pennsylvania voted for Obama, and since the 1990s, has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race three out of five times.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Obama campaigned aggressively in Pennsylvania. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. 

The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the environment – specifically fracking.

As she worked on one final get-out-the-vote effort Tuesday at Obama campaign headquarters in Dormont, Obama canvas director Chris Maggio cited the president's economic policies as a reason for her support. Romney offered no specifics in his plans for the nation's economy, she said.

Echoing that view was Maggie Zuraw of Canonsburg, who said she grew up in a Republican household but later became a Democrat because that party better represented her views.

 "I believe that lifting up the middle class will bring prosperity back to everyone," Zuraw said. "I think that President Obama is thoughtful, methodical and intuitive. 

"Romney himself said that it would take 10 years to bring the economy back. Obama has only had four years.”

Other voters said they leaned toward the president because of his efforts to ensure passage of the Affordable Care Act.

“I believe in Obama because I was on my mom’s health insurance," Maggio said. "I wouldn’t have coverage if it wasn’t for the new healthcare."

Christa Maier of Dormont, said she supported the president for his stands on women's rights.

"The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was an important initiative," she said. "I am pro-choice and I think Obama best represents my views.”

Romney spent part of Election Day making a brief campaign stop in Moon and Green Tree, and he visited Bucks County on Sunday, drawing 25,000 supporters.

On Monday, former President Bill Clinton was in Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia suburbs and Romney surrogates, including former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, swept through Eastern Pennsylvania, including a stop at Bethlehem's Westgate Mall.

Freelance writer Mike Buzzelli contributed.






Related Topics: Barack Obama and Pennsylvania House of Representatives
How do you feel about the state outcome? Tell us in the comments.

amos

9:49 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

we are a welfare state!!! that is why!!!!

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cc

10:52 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

AMOS have to agree with you, we still have a change of having obummer gone

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SBJ

11:14 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ironically, the people on welfare voted for RR. I know some of them. Just to be clear, I don't like lazy people. I hate lazy people!!!

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N/A

11:18 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Hmmm....Is that why? Mississippi, the Dakotas, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Idaho, etc....all receive more government assistance than they pay back. They also receive more federal money than PA does. California and New York receive less than Texas.

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Ralph Meyer

6:11 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

No. It's because most Pennsylvanians aren't dumb and didn't vote to shoot themselves in the foot by electing a grand liar and lover of his fellow mega-buck, low tax-paying rich friends. They voted for people like most of us are: HARD WORKING FOLKS WHO ARE BEING HARMED BY THE REPUBLICAN BUSHIE YEARS NONSENSE. And the majority of us were smart enough not to want to continue that in spades with the Big Bain Job destroying money grubber.

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Barbara

7:12 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

yes we are.. yes that is why

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NE12Ukid

8:14 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Erin Conners
11:18 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Hmmm....Is that why? Mississippi, the Dakotas, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Idaho, etc....all receive more government assistance than they pay back. They also receive more federal money than PA does. California and New York receive less than Texas.>>>

Yes, Erin, historically, the "red" states receive more in federal aid of all kinds than they ever pay in taxes, blue states pretty much the opposite.
Which makes these whines about "welfare" even more ludicrous.

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Tara Smith

9:41 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012

SBJ-so, you're saying that all people on welfare are lazy?

Kathy

10:31 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Since the campaign contributions are a matter of public record and easily accessible though the Plum-Oakmont Patch link, we feel good that even though our political sign was taken from our yard, our neighbors were able to recognize that Pa supported our candidate. Thank you Pennsylvania.

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cc

10:54 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Plum-Oakmont= welfare no surprise there

Liz Coll Mastascusa

11:08 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Cc, you are so Ki d and not judgemental at all. That's so nice to see. (sarcasm, if you didn't catch on)

Perhaps instead of spewing hate and ignorance, you could voice your opinion in an educated and positive manner. You catch more bees with honey...

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cc

5:20 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Liz why because I spoke the truth that Plum-Oakmont is a heavy drain on the welfare system.

Richard J. Linnert

11:10 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Fool me once,shame on me...Fool me twice, Shame on.......

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Liz Coll Mastascusa

11:12 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Actually the saying goes;

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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Jacob Pavlecic

11:24 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Obama wins the election! 4 more years! Barack, lead us out of this hole and shut up all those haters!

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cc

5:33 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

What hole, seems that unemployment is up, new rates will be coming out again and remember amusement park jobs and swimming pool jobs are gone for the summer. Lets see Gas is almost 4.00 a gal, when in 2008 it was 1.80, food has tripled in price, utilities have gone up. More people are on welfare than when Clinton was in office thanks to obama. He also spent 6 trillion on giving ceo's, upper management raises when he gave banks and the auto workers money. Detroit is still a mess too and no new jobs in the auto industry with his bailouts. Now he can't use his card of blaming the previous administration because that was him. Thank Goodness the House has remained Republican, now we just need to get the Senate the same way, before he can do much more destruction.

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Ralph Meyer

6:17 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Unfortunately, the worst thing that happened in this election was that the miserable republican house remained republican, which means a continued road-block to everything that would move this nation back into a sensible and beneficial direction for more than the obscenely rich who have been practicing wealth redistribution in spades on the rest of us with republican cooperation. When the republicans like the wealthy paying 14% Income Tax while the rest of us pay through the nose (thanks to Bush 'tax breaks') just remember--unless you're a gazillionair, they're not doing anything good for you at all.

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NE12Ukid

8:17 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Ralph Meyer:Unfortunately, the worst thing that happened in this election was that the miserable republican house remained republican, which means a continued road-block to everything that would move this nation back into a sensible and beneficial direction for more than the obscenely rich who have been practicing wealth redistribution in spades on the rest of us with republican cooperation. >>>

True, Ralph, but all Rs are not like cc. There is hope. There is also mid term elections in two years. :-)

Matt Dragovits

11:47 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Almost makes me ashamed to be a Pennsylvanian. I love my state but am utterly disgusted by the intellect of our voting block.

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Ralph Meyer

6:18 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

You must dislike intelligent people who won't shoot themselves in the foot, huh?

Alan

11:53 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

May God help us! Four more years of Obama! We are doomed!

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Ralph Meyer

6:21 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Not hardly. Unless of course you're dumb enough to believe the rot that so-called 'pundits' like Rush Limbaugh spout on various radio and TV programs well funded by the rich religious poseurs who own the republican party via their now massive bribes thanks to the republican appointed members of the Supreme Court who stupidly said big corporations are people.

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Barbara

7:07 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

America will never be the America that was founded.. this "prez" is determined to take us down.. thank those who voted for him.. God help us

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NE12Ukid

8:18 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Barbara
7:07 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
America will never be the America that was founded..

You mean the one with slavery, Barbara?

NE12Ukid

12:03 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Jacob Pavlecic
11:24 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Obama wins the election! 4 more years! Barack, lead us out of this hole and shut up all those haters!>>>

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They'll never SHUT UP, but who cares, they lost.
OBAMA won!

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Ralph Meyer

6:25 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Remove the middle 'm' from Mormon to see who the real moron is (not to mention those who voted for him and his buddies). He and his sidekick are the guys who like low taxes for the 5%/1% which mean high taxes for the rest of us unless we want to watch the Bush created and republican continued deficit continue to rise. The worst thing that happened in this election is that the house sadly has the do-nothing republicans still in charge. Sad. Very Sad.

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NE12Ukid

8:20 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

cc, you're not supposed to call other posters moron or any other name. Get it? ANY OTHER NAME.
Now that the election is over, maybe you could start playing by the rules?

James Dale Barrington

1:01 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I anticipated his win... But I wish - I wish - I wish... I wish for better times for us all.

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Alan

5:34 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I LOVE how the Patch censors what you say. Freedom of Speech? Not with the Patch! BIASED!!!

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N/A

6:01 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Because they deleted a violent and sexually suggestive comment? I just hope they get rid of CC's "moron" accusation up there as well. Free Speech does not protect abusive language and this is a business independent of the government. Or should the government be regulating the regulations of corporations?

You can't have it all of the ways.

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cc

8:43 am on Monday, November 12, 2012

Erin we have heard enough of your rambling that gives people headaches and lets get rid of some of your comment as you do name calling also along with your best buddy nekid aka and his many other names.

Jon Wain

6:38 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

ha ha i'll be able to detect the romney lovers by their L o n g faces today. so what did we learn here yins romeio's ? answer : america's not broken. stay off the ledges and bridges and get on with your lives.

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Bill

6:50 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A lot of sour grapes, the American people have spoken. Get over it!

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Alan

6:52 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Yins - Should be Yinz

America not broken = delusional

What is a romeio?

L o n g??? Shouldn't that be long

Just saying

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Barbara

7:10 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

We shouldn't be surprised with this "win" should we? The Book of Revelation is coming true - the end days.. too bad so many care more about social issues and birth control (free) than jobs, integrity, honesty, morals and the lives of our 4 men that were brutally raped and murdered in Bengazi while this "prez" turned his head while they were begging more than once for help... oh my God - imagine how those families are feeling right now.. a social president for sure

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NE12Ukid

8:22 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Barbara
7:10 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012We shouldn't be surprised with this "win" should we? The Book of Revelation is coming true - the end days.

You mean the END for Romney and his lies? OR are you waiting for the rapture, Barbara?

Ed M

7:14 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I'm sure God has a plan for our country.

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Barbara

7:25 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

God sure does. . the country has sunk lower and lower and now God will have His turn

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N/A

7:43 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wait, so you are saying that if Romney had been elected as President, the end of the world would have been prevented? Just to be clear, God was posting a Romney sign and sporting a red tie on election day? Good Lord. Literally.

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NE12Ukid

8:24 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

bob balmer
7:58 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
I can not believe it. the world is still spinning. No great floods! storms! the kids still have school! And hopefully we have seen the last of Mitt. now I believe that there really is a god and she is a liberal !>>>

LOL, nicely said, Bob

Alan

7:38 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

NEWS FLASH!

This just in....

PRSD to offer FREE Chinese language classes so when all of our jobs end up in China we can effectively communicate with them.

Sign up today as seating is limited

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Bill

7:56 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Barbara if u did not learn anything from the election u should have learned that America does not Agee with the tea party nuts. They lost for the most part.. Hilary in 2016. Go Hilary !!!

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bob balmer

7:58 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I can not believe it. the world is still spinning. No great floods! storms! the kids still have school! And hopefully we have seen the last of Mitt. now I believe that there really is a god and she is a liberal !

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Alan

8:06 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

This country will remain divided! At least for the next four years! Very Sad

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bob balmer

8:23 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

If Mitt won. Would we still be divided?

Mike

8:12 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Congratulations to President Obama!

As for the previous posters to this thread, lay off the deluded sour grapes.
It's time to work together.

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bob balmer

8:39 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I bet CC was bullied when he was a kid

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Tony Montana

8:49 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

ALL of the Tea Party nut cases took a serious whoopin last night...lol! Remember"the will of the people" from 2010? Guess what......Karma just came back and bit you!
It was your hatred,bigotry,intolerance,fear mongering,Citizens United,and stupidity that sank this Romney Titanic. So if you wanna blame someone just take a good look in the mirror this morning and turn off Fox "News"and" start behaving like real Americans again!

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Ellie Enlightened

11:37 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I am embarrassed to live in such a stupid state. Wait people to see what you have unleashed.

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Ellie Enlightened

11:39 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Just by reading the posts on this page explains the uneducted stupidity that is Pennsylvania.

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Tony Montana

1:10 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Don`t you think that before calling others stupid and uneducated on this thread you should at least know how to spell uneducated?

Alan

3:58 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

I just don't get it! Gas prices through the roof! Grocery store prices through the roof! Taxes continue to rise! Unemployment higher than four years ago! Welfare out of control! Social Security at risk! Bengazzi cover-ups! What is the Obama plan? I can't wait to see where we will be in four years!

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Alan

4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Bob Balmer.....FYI - God is spelled with a capital G

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cc

8:47 am on Monday, November 12, 2012

God is spelled with a Capital G, again ne12ukid is clueless

Alan

4:48 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wall Street seemed to approve of our Presidential choice today.

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Walt

5:27 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Alan - based on what? The 313 point drop in the DJIA?

Me

7:19 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Vote for Obama was a vote against the U.S.A.

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NE12Ukid

7:51 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Elections
Barack Obama Wins

Amen.

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Alan

7:22 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Wall Street fully supports our Presidential Choice!

Dow has dropped almost 500 points in two days!

Just what my retirement accounts were hoping for...Sorry, what retirement! Under Obama I will be working until I'm dead

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bob balmer

6:48 am on Friday, November 9, 2012

as hard as you all tried. the voters remembered who put us in this mess.

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