You obviously have not spent much time in Pennsylvania.
These are the people that re-elected John Murtha AFTER he called them racists. Murtha called our Marines "cold blooded murders" including one young man that lives in his district; and still he was re-elected.
These are the people that voted for obama AFTER he said they cling to their guns and religion and are afraid of people "different" than them.
I live here, I love them, but believe me, there's a boat load of stupid people in this state.
I dunno why people are surprised. PA is as blue as it gets. Just as bad as CA or MA.