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Obama Clinches Win In Pennsylvania

Danny Lee |
November 6, 2012 | 5:15 p.m. PST

Senior Staff Reporter

President Barack Obama pulled out Pennsylvania despite a late effort from the Romney camp to steal the state. (Creative Commons)
President Barack Obama pulled out Pennsylvania despite a late effort from the Romney camp to steal the state. (Creative Commons)
MSNBC projects that President Barack Obama will take home Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes, fighting off a late charge from Mitt Romney to steal the state.

The Romney camp had been campaigning in the Keystone State on Election Day, hoping to carve out an alternate path to 270 electoral votes.

An early exit poll revealed that six in 10 Pennsylvania voters identified the economy as the most important issue, while two in 10 cited healthcare. Only one in five voters said they were better off today than they were four years ago.

Obama generated support in Pennsylvania's urban centers of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, while Romney locked down votes in the rural counties.

(MORE: Romney Makes Last-Minutes Efforts In Pennsylvania)

The voting process in Pennsylvania has been marred by controversy as a blocked voter ID law has both voters and poll workers confused over what the ID requirements were for this election.

Democrats have a one-million voter advantage in Pennsylvania, making up 44 percent of the state's electorate compared to 34 percent who identify as GOP voters.

Obama soundly defeated John McCain by more than 10 percent in 2008 to win Pennsylvania with 54.4 percent of the vote.

 

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