And now we have a poll of the Philadelphia suburbs, one of the key areas in the battle for Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes. It shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 59 per cent to 36 per cent, which is more than enough (if it works that way on Election Day) to win the state for him.
This survey of voters in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties was done by the students of Gwynedd Mercy College adjunct professor Terry Kent Wimmer over the weekend.
Not the most scientific poll, perhaps. Of the 605 registered voters polled, nearly 70 per cent were women, which, obviously, is not reflective of the electorate as a whole. The distribution of the voters among the four counties was reasonably close to actual populations. Nearly 98 per cent of those contacted said they planned to vote, which probably won't happen but indicates the continuing high level of interest in the election.
Terrific news! But this election is far from over.— tarik255- That may be, but b/c the media does not do it's job. If they did, then Hillary would be our nominee. Here is a quick look into 3 former Fannie Mae executives who have brought down Wall Street: Franklin Raines was a Chairman and CEO at Fannie Mae. Raines was FORCED to retire from Fannie Mae when auditing discovered severe IRREGULARITIES in Fannie Maes accounting activities. News reports indicate the company was under growing pressure from regulators to shake up its management in the wake of findings that the company's books ran afoul of generally accepted accounting principles for four years." Fannie Mae had to reduce its surplus by $9 BILLION!! Raines left with a "golden parachute valued at $240 MILLION in benefits. The Government filed suit against Raines when the depth of the accounting scandal became clear. http://housingdoom.com/2006/12/18/fannie-charges/ . These charges were made in 2006. The Court ordered Raines to return $50 Million Dollars he received in bonuses based on the miss-stated Fannie Mae profits.— michaelskristen
Comment removed.- There is no way McCain or Obama would win by that big of a margin in the Suburbs. This poll (done by college students) and the fact the Inquirer reported it, is laughable.— beeron
- Fascinating michaelskristen but who were the other two? You said there were three former CEOs. And aside from them getting their millions in golden parachutes what does that have to do with the election? And haven'tt the Clintons been accused of hanging around some less than scrupulous characters themselves?— antmry312
- Obama's enemy is time. Every day, voters find out more about Obama's friends, voter fraud at ACORN, being discipled in the ideals of Alinsky, being drafted into politics by Ayers, the Senate election against Ryan, the public record of his $130K from Fannie/Freddie and on and on and on.— UnionMilkmen
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- McCain is gonna go NUCLEAR on him today in a campaign stop.... Can't wait to see that cockroach scramble once Maverick turns on the proverbial lights!!!!— Delaware Vol
- if 1/10 of that rolling stone article is half true, anyone supporting mcold is really really stupid— nittany4
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- Gibba, you are clueless (I could tell from previous posts). Obama will NOT win PA. Mark my words. He got clobbered here in the primary and has not made end roads with the voters he needs to win. PA is McCain country!! I work in MontCo and there are a TON of McCain signs all around here.— bd1979
- I'm going to the rally on Wednesday in Lehigh. It's called a *Victory* rally because that is what John McCain will have on Tuesday evening.— Ariel72
- bd1979 I live in Montco and I see a ton of Obama signs all around as well. So your argument that "Pa is McCain country" does not hold much water. Nice try. McCain's campaign is out of ideas and desperate. And with the market taking another huge hit his chances are sinking faster than a pair of cement boots.— dipasq
- I live in Bucks and have seen just two Obama signs to 20-30+ McCain signs. "What has Obama done for YOU lately?" A direct quote from a former liberal for McCain. He left the party in 2005.— Ariel72
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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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