Heavy Turnout in Pa. - watch the Hillary landslide unfold...

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Pennsylvania is on its way to the record turnout that election officials have been predicting for weeks, according to poll workers from across the state.

Election officials were reporting extremely heavy voter activity in many of the state’s 67 counties throughout the morning, starting with long lines reported even before the polls opened at 7 a.m.

“Let’s just say it’s very busy,” said Joseph Passarella, the director of voter services for Montgomery County, sounding a little harried. “Our phones have been ringing since 6:15 this morning and have been ringing nonstop. We’ve never had a primary election this busy.”

Among the phone calls were people who wanted to vote in the primary but had not switched their registration to Democratic in time, Mr. Passarella said. Those people were told that they were not allowed to vote in the Democratic primary.

In Beaver County, in the western portion of the state, turnout appeared even higher than the county officials had anticipated.

“We’re just overwhelmed,” said Geri Shuits, a polling clerk in Beaver County. “I’ve gotten so many phone calls, I just can’t keep up.”

At one polling station, the number of voters they’ve had was already as high as by the end of the night last year, she added, referring to the November 2007 municipal election.

In Philadelphia, turnout is reportedly “very heavy,” said Abe Amoros, the executive director of the state Democratic Party. In the counties surrounding Philadelphia, including Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Chester, most polling stations have reported long lines.

The Democratic primary election in 2004 saw a 26 percent turnout, but this year promises to be much higher, Mr. Amoros said.

“We’re predicting at least double the turnout of 2004,” he said. “This is the first time we’ve been major players in the presidential primary since 1976.”

There is no statewide standard for voting method in Pennsylvania. Some counties, like Montgomery, use direct-recording electronic machines. Other counties use punch cards, and still others use paper ballots.

In Lancaster County, election officials had prepared emergency ballots in case of a shortage. “We have somebody here who’s ready to deliver them,” said Mary Stehman, the chief registar in Lancaster County.

Stacy Sterner, the chief clerk in Lehigh County, compared the turnout so far to that of a general election. On election day in November of 2004, Pennsylvania saw a 73 percent turnout.

In the township of Lower Macungie, she said, a polling station saw more than 100 people in line waiting to vote by 7 a.m.

“It’s a crazy day,” Ms. Sterner said. “If I didn’t know better, I would think it was November.”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04...-turnout-in-pa/

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I bet the people of Pennsylvania will just be glad for the media to get out of town.

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Some poster on politico.com is claiming she has seen early exit polls: Hillary leading by 21%.

[simple_male 1]

Some poster on politico.com is claiming she has seen early exit polls: Hillary leading by 21%.

I think, she will win by single digit. We will find out tonight.

[Dan J 277]

Some poster on politico.com is claiming she has seen early exit polls: Hillary leading by 21%.

I think, she will win by single digit. We will find out tonight.

At this point, anything less than a 10% margin for Hillary is basically a loss.

[mawilson 2,133]

She gonna be our next Prez or what?

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She gonna be our next Prez or what?

Looks like it.

*sings bomb, bomb, bomb - bomb, bomb Iran*

[mawilson 2,133]

She gonna be our next Prez or what?

Looks like it.

*sings bomb, bomb, bomb - bomb, bomb Iran*

And free healthcare for all, yay!

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Some poster on politico.com is claiming she has seen early exit polls: Hillary leading by 21%.

OMG.

"But I read it on the internet, so it has to be true!"

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Some poster on politico.com is claiming she has seen early exit polls: Hillary leading by 21%.

OMG.

"But I read it on the internet, so it has to be true!"

She gonna be our next Prez or what?

Looks like it.

*sings bomb, bomb, bomb - bomb, bomb Iran*

And free healthcare for all, yay!

Sounds heavenly. Free healthcare and no more pesky Persians to worry about.

[simple_male 1]

She gonna be our next Prez or what?

Looks like it.

*sings bomb, bomb, bomb - bomb, bomb Iran*

And free healthcare for all, yay!

I thought healthcare will be affordable for all under her plan. Maybe it will be free for anyone who was caught in sniper fire before.

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Maybe it will be free for anyone who was caught in sniper fire before.

Unless they're Persian. Then they'll be obliterated, due to no fault of their own, as punishment for the actions of their government.

[mawilson 2,133]

Maybe it will be free for anyone who was caught in sniper fire before.

Unless they're Persian. Then they'll be obliterated, due to no fault of their own, as punishment for the actions of their government.

Their government is their fault.

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Maybe it will be free for anyone who was caught in sniper fire before.

Unless they're Persian. Then they'll be obliterated, due to no fault of their own, as punishment for the actions of their government.

Their government is their fault.

Yes, because Iran has a free and transparent electoral process

[Fandango 1,439]

no healthcare for Persian shoes!