Brittany Tallarico reports:
Kildare’s bar in Manayunk sold cans of Busch for $1.
When the election was called, everyone cheered and clapped and some started chanting, “Let’s take the Senate.”
Andy Harbaugh, 22, a senior at St. Joseph’s University originally from Florida, said: “I’m a huge Obama fan. It was a big election for Pennsylvania and Florida, but I was more concerned about Florida.”
When McCain came on to concede, everyone listened and booed at the same time.
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