I voted around 6 pm in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. This is formerly dark red territory, that has been veering significantly to the blue end of the spectrum in recent years. I'm guessing that the reason for that is that the type of Republican that was typically found in these parts leans more toward the Rockefeller Republican side than to the Sunbelt party that the Republicans have increasingly become.
My polling place was almost empty but, when I asked the election judges how turnout had been overall, they said it was very heavy earlier in the day. Around 75% of all registered voters had been in, by 6 pm.
Earlier in the day, I heard stories from coworkers in Philadelphia about long lines at polling places in the city. "Blocks long", in one story.
With statewide elections in Pennsylvania, the question is always whether a Democratic candidate can get a head start in Philadelphia, that is sufficient to offset opposition elsewhere in the state. What I have been hearing about turnout in the Philadelphia area seems to bode well for Obama.
If he can build up a lead, not only within the city limits of Philadelphia, but here in suburbia, he can presumably overcome any opposition in those parts of Pennsylvania where the bitter people clinging to guns and religion live.
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