[mrs9x]

I would imagine that Luzerne and Lackawanna will look better for McCain than it did for Bush in 2004. Again, older, white Democrats up there.

[truthfreedom]

Yes, bitter clingers. Casey democrats. Coal country. Blue collar.

The York figures are a little troubling, not surprising really though.

Here's some data from the 2004 general.
Alleghe 57.2% 368,912 42.1% 271,925 0.7% 4,632
Bucks 51.1% 163,438 48.3% 154,469 0.6% 1,909
Erie 53.9% 67,921 45.6% 57,372 0.5% 605
Montgo 55.6% 222,048 44.0% 175,741 0.5% 1,802
York 35.5% 63,701 63.7% 114,270 0.7% 1,298

The raw vote totals help in figuring out the importance of each of the counties