pennsylvania

David Broder opines:

The Moderate Voice makes the argument for abolition:

* 98 percent of the campaign events involving the 2008 presidential or vice presidential candidates occurred in 15 “battleground states.”

What a busy evening. I had a budget and finance meeting at the board, then immediately afterwards 2 neighborhood association meetings and now homework for tomorrow's meeting regarding the released Director of Schools candidates.

There are many people in the Pennsylvania who can’t afford the expensive insurance plan like Blue Cross Health Insurance but don’t worry, the persons who are taking low incomes can also purchase the insurance plan that is called adult basic program which is especially designed for the benefits of middle class people.

An interesting factoid from Nate Silver:

It seems like that thrill up Chris Matthews' leg will extend beyond the election, as he has pledge to "do everything I can to make this thing work, this new Presidency work….That's my job. My job is to help this country, to make this work successfully, because this country needs a successful Presidency, more than anything right now."

A warning from Sean Braisted:

Nov. 4, 2008 - 8:25 CST
With Pennsylvania and Ohio in the win column for Barack Obama, it is clear that Obama will attain the necessary electoral votes to win the Presidency of the United States.
We at Tennessee Free wish to congratulate President elect, Barack H. Obama -  the 44th President of the United States of [...]

It's 1 p.m. central time. Some time in the next few hours, before the polls close in Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Ohio and Missouri, a major national media outlet will, very likely, report that "exit polls" show Barack Obama winning big in one ore more of those swing states.

Why is Barack Obama in North Carolina today?  It’s a gravy state.  He won’t win the Tarheel State unless he’s already won Virginia.

There are three reasons: