[Claud]

Yeah, I made the same prediction to my lib relatives, they thought I was nuts, and I guess I was.

Really surprises me. I am wondering whether the Pennsylvania I had in mind is not the Pennsylvania that I knew, but then I realize that with all the other factors going on (Bush, bailout), I’m thinking this was more of a “throw the bastards out” vote rather than an endorsement of Obama.

Four years from now, we’ll see how PA responds.

Hopefully by then I’ll be back living in the state and can help the tallies. :)

[Antoninus]

I had in mind is not the Pennsylvania that I knew, but then I realize that with all the other factors going on (Bush, bailout), I’m thinking this was more of a “throw the bastards out” vote rather than an endorsement of Obama.

I think the PA we knew has become a larger version of New Jersey. The trends there are not encouraging at all.

This election was all about terminal Bush fatigue and people buying into the hype of electing the first Black president. We've been spoon-fed this stuff for years and it finally paid dividends for the left.

In four years, things will look a lot different.