Mari Schaefer reports:
9:15 a.m.
Voting records seem sure to fall today in the critical Philadelphia suburbs. Already, 136 voters have cast their ballots at the Ardmore United Methodist Church. Judge of elections Kristina Shore said the typical primary draws less than 200 voters in a FULL DAY.
She called the turnout “astronomical.”
Voters appeared to be splitting their support evenly between Sens. Clinton and Obama. That makes sense. Ardmore is a mix of working class voters who tend to vote Clinton and the higher-income types who generally lean Obama. The town also has one of the larger African American populations on the Main Line.
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The guy has not proposed anything significant into legislation since he became Senator. Obviously you fell for his rhetoric. With all the trees he's killed printing literature, I'm sure some could easily be brainwashed.— EddieV- I'll bet that's quite a scene... All those Main Liners getting out of their Range Rovers, Lexus' and Mercedes to go vote for a couple of socialists!!!— Delaware Vol
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- http://youtube.com/watch?v=ionFwC1UUUw Hillary 2008, if she doesn't win then McCain— stev
- Socialists? Wow you know nothing about political systems. Thats just as entertaining as the people that call Bush a fascist.— Bender
- I live on the Main Line, and I can assure you that there are many who don't drive Lexus, Mercedes, or Range Rovers - we drive to the polls in our ordinary cars. Delaware Vol seems to brush everyone with a very broad stroke - not very bright - must be a Republican.— josiem
- I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER 8 YEARS OF A CLINTON OR A BUSH...IF SHE WINS..IT OWUL DBE 28 YEARS OOF A BUSH OR CLINTON. USE YOUR HEAD...VOTE CHANGE— denny
- Please PA, end this now. Barack Obama for president. He has already won it, she just won't quit the race. At least Huckabee had sense not to throw good money after bad.— ellenhamm
- stuuuddering fool? come on folks! This is foolish. Obama will win the nomination, and if he doesn't the young, and blacks will stay home. They will feel robbed. Futhermore, the black voting block is the most reliable voting block of any party. It would be a huge mistake for anybody to overturn what will eventually be Obama's nomination. You may not like him, but he out performed Hillary. But unity is important. As much as I dont care the Clintons, her as VP is more likely. They both bring voting blocks that will make it a sure win. Many say they wont run together. But those who say that underestimate the power of POWER.— atlmario
- HC threatened to obliterate Iran on tv last night. Not even Bu$h has gone that far.— expat4barack
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- Question # 1: If every Presidential loser in the last 40 years would have won, and every winner lost, how much would your life be really different than it is now? Question # 2: Why bother? Reality fact # 1: The top 5 % of the wealth in this country pulls the strings. Reality fact # 2: Once the strings are removed from one puppet, they are applied to the other. Reality fact # 3: Race, gender, and party affiliation mean nothing. The strings fit all sexes, colors and parties. The puppeteers remain the same.— FIZZY
- You know what all you partisans are missing. Ultimately it's an exciting day for democracy. If we have record turnout it really doesn't matter, people are engaged again in their electoral process and that's the best gift that these candidates have given us. I say three cheers for all of us Pennsylvanians.
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Thomas Fitzgerald joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2000, and has covered Harrisburg as well as city, state and national politics for the newspaper. He was a “boy on the bus” in the 2004 presidential campaign and during primary contests in 2000 and 1996.
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