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To: VigilantAmerican
Erie has historically been known as somewhat of a belwether American city, representing a cross-section of typical US cities or something along those lines.

In the city itself, I'd say based on stickers/signs, it's about 2:1 Obama. I get the impression that it's usually more strongly Dem than that... in the primary it was mostly Hillary signs.

It seems like this is as well as McCain could expect, but I'm an outsider, so I'm not sure how the city normally goes.

94 posted on 10/24/2008 8:52:55 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: GCC Catholic
McCain is not going to carry any big city. He'll be content with medium sized cities, small towns and rural America. Life's not fair.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

99 posted on 10/24/2008 8:57:07 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: GCC Catholic

Kerry received 10,000 more votes than Bush from Erie county in 2004.


186 posted on 10/24/2008 10:11:50 PM PDT by kabar
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To: GCC Catholic

Thanks for your reply.

I’m sure that within the city of Erie itself, of course the communists enjoy an outright stronghold, as they do within the limits and urban proper of all cities throughout the land.

But it was very heartening to see those huge, bold McCain/Palin highway signs erected in the farmers’ fields in the outlying area surrounding Erie. Especially since there were no Hussein signs to speak of.

When we pulled off the highway to a service stop near the interstate along that corridor, just about all I saw were working-class whites in pick-up trucks and work vehicles, dirty and rumpled from their labor, the kind of people who’ve never eaten arugula and have no inclination to do so at all. Salt of the Earth. My kind of rednecks, as far as this election goes, and mostly voting our way I’m sure.


232 posted on 10/25/2008 6:32:09 AM PDT by VigilantAmerican (We will not waver, we will not tire; we will not falter, we will not fail)
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