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I am a Catholic voter in PA, who is NOT HYPOCRITICAL, CLOSE-MINDED, OR SHELTERED, thank you very much. I voted for HIllary because she is the only one out of the two who says HOW things will get done. And by knowing HOW things will get done...only then will you see "change."

Sorry, religion has nothing to do with politics. If you think it does, then maybe you should move to Iran where religion very much is a part of the political system. Our founding fathers kept religion and state separate. And the day that it isn't, is the day I leave America behind.

Religious voters loved Bush and Iraq war too. That's in the nature of any religion.

The Clintons moved from Bill's home state of Arkansas, a traditional state
of the common man, to New York City.

Are you blue collar morons stupid enough to believe the Clinton's care about you?

Clinton can't win the big states; COUNT MY FLORIDA VOTES!!!

Hey paul, this is a closed election so i don't think there are Droves of republicans voting for obama.

The Clinton campaign insists that if Obama wins, or even gets close, he should not be given any credit because he outspent her 2 – to – 1.

Nonsense.

Wake up Dumbicrats, how did he get that money from all these voters? IS THAT NOT A STATEMENT OF REAL SUPPORT? Putting your money where your mouth is!!!

Hillary is broke. WHERE IS THE BEEF for fighting the Repugnicants.

By the way, where is the flag pin on Clinton? Obama never uses that low-life method of winning at any cost.

And once again no one of any faith voted for McCain. If he's "leading", election is being rigged for the third time in a row.

OH GREAT!!!!!!!! just what we need, the "religious people" are the ones we can thank for the past 7 years of destroying america!!! i see they are as gullible as ever and were once again easily swayed by the righties, who misrepresented obama in his "bitter" statement; you have let us all down PA!!!

young people, get your firends out there to vote! YOU guys are the ones who will be fighting mccain's wars, so i hope you HAVE FUN!!!!

For the blogger that said" Republicans are voting for OBAMA", that is not the case that happened in TEXAS. They cross-voted for HIllary , I was a preceint captain for Obama and saw and heard it first hand. My stupid republican neighbors told me that was what they were doing.

Republicans are evil and dirty. Hillary is playing FEAR AD'S out of the Karl Rove playbook. Sick , she will do anything to screw us out of this. If Democrats can't win in November it will be HER fault. She has been dirty and negative. 67% of voters in PA agreed with that fact.

We are dragging this out so long that we might just lose anyways. McCain has the freedom to spread his rhetoric and we will end up losing people, people that don't pay attention to the news will vote for him. We need this to end. This can not go on much longer. People are burnt out. Hillary does not have the math and she needs to quit before we are all screwed, especially the troops.

To Mary- Independant
Religious voters are not voting for a preacher. It is however important to vote for a person with strong moral values. Our country is seriously lacking in moral integrity and a further decline will only weaken us.

Dan,

Nice breakdown, but 54-55 percent for Clinton is a win for Obama as the remaining votes are going to be fairly evenly split. It's highly unlikely that Clinton will gain much more votes.

Using the calculator on CNN it appears that even if Hillary gets 56 percent of all remaining elections and the remaining Super Delegates she still would not get enough to win.

She needed a 60 percent or greater win to really have a shot at winning the nomination. While she'll continue to use the win as an excuse to take more shots at Obama for another week or two the election is essentially over.

Hillary should bow out and let the real election begin if she's really concerned about the well being of the nation.

What is very hypocritical, sheltered, and close minded are some of the people on this post. Not the religious voters.

Why can't democrats see through this simple republican trap? They are voting in numbers for Obama so they can beat him in november. They are aware they can't beat Hillary in the fall. Some are even switching party affiliations to vote for Obama. Democrats need to wake up and nominate Hillary or be sorry in November. Know that republicans are smart tricksters.

pretty scary......she can't beat McCain but will ruin the party trying to get the nomination....I doubt the Lord led anyone to her, but the economy may have....if she wins, how will everyone pull together behind all this mudslinging she's done? clearly the Christian candidate has been Obama....no doubt about that....

You said it right, "RELIGIOUS VOTERS SHOWED...
Anybody with Christian character knows there is a vast difference between "RELIGIOUS" and "CHRISTIANITY".

so the chrisitans will vote for OBAMA.

Religious people are out of touch with reality.

This pretty much tells us that Hillary will win Penn.

Of 39% who go to church weekly, Hillary got 59%, this equals 23%

Of 43% who go occasionally, Hillary got 51%, this is about 22%

That leaves 18% who go rarely or never.

If Hillary gets 40% (which I think is a low estimate), that'll be another 7% or so which brings her up to 52%. If she gets 50%, that'll be another 9% which brings her up to 54%. If she gets 55% (a high estimate, as her base in Penn seems to be the religous voters), that is 10%

So, worst case for Hillary is about 52-48

A good result (spiliting non-religious 50-50) is 54-46

A great result (getting 55% of n-r) is 55-45

It looks like she'll win but not big

Religious voters always show up. Obama does not think that his comments about religion will hurt him in the fall. He is sadly mistaken.
He is naive.
People who go to church go to church because theyget alot out of it, not because they are angry with gays and immigrants. Very few Americans go to church and listen to the type of hatred spewed from the mouth of Rev Wright. That is simply incredible.
The left wing of the democratic party does not understand religion. Everyone else does. Religion is extremely important to who Americans are. Perhaps Obama has learned a lesson.
I hope the super delegates have as well...

PA obliterated Obama!!

Let us finish the job and blot out this bosh guy!

With all the self righteous people who are outraged by Obama's pastor......they would do well to check themselves, the ones who go to their church to pray with the kiddie diddlers!!!

Go Hillary and wouldn't it be nice if they counted our votes for you, here in Florida.....Hmm; think Obama might want them counted if he had won...and yes, he did campaign here; ads upon ads upon ads; whether he wants to lie about it or not; he campaigned thru tv ads....take PA, Hillary, and you have won all the big states including Florida...we voted when we were told to do so and now we are being penalized; it wasn't our choice on what day to vote.

This country is still having a hard time accepting blacks as intelligent capable leaders regardless if they consider themselves religious or not. Barack Obama has tried to keep a clean campaign and only responds to Hillary Clintons attacks. Just look at all the negative media coverage about Obama's spending more money than Clinton. What they should be checking on is why Hillary openly lies and nothing happens. The rich people of this country with old money are the ones helping Hillary because they do not want too much to change that may offset their unfair loopholes in keeping their money!
Hillary was so fast to mention Barack's connection to his RETIRED PASTOR but she never speaks of her pastor or her religion or what church if any she attends why is that?

I say move on and hopefully the uneducated and poor white states like Pennsavania and Ohio can be offset by more intelligent and opened minded and educated voters in other states.

It is not what you claim to be, it is your actions that define you.

Turn the other cheek...

then drop the kitchen sink on them from the church rooftop. Thats what I'm talkin about!

Obama 08 (God loves him also you know)

Practicing Catholic 's who follow their religion and their faith cannot in all conscience vote Democrat. Look at the moral issue of respecting life. Both Obama and Clinton are pro-choice. They both spend so much time saying they support the poor/the underdog. What about standing up for the little people/our future children, siblings, grandchildren etc.? America's genocide-so sad....Also, about Clinton, where is everyone's memory of 10-12 years ago?

Kathy in Ohio

I'm just curious. Do you sincerely believe that Obama holds to the beliefs that were espoused by that pastor? If not, then it hardly matters. Let's not let sensationalized media stories dictate who the next President will be. Such things were t he reason that Bush won (can you say swift boat or I invented the internet?)

1) why do the Dems suddenly care about religious voters this election year, its not a demographic that they have ever been able to do all that well in

2) Apart from the blown out of proportion 'bitter' comment (which was 100% correct), why would they vote for Hillary when Obama is clearly the much more religious of the pair? Hillary refused to answer when asked about when the last time she had been to church was.

In short, either these exit poles are wrong or my fellow Americans are idiots. God i hope its the first one.

Ian, I encourage you to calm down.

HILL/BILLY WILL NOT BE OUR LEADER, OBAMA WILL BE OUR LEADER. PRAISE GOD!!!!

Pennsylvania churchgoers seem to be pretty smart people! They resonate with Hillary who, as Doug NJ said, is a solid and lifelong Methodist. Her faith loves and includes all, condemns no one....unlike that of our other Democratic candidate.

Hillary or McCain – 2008

I believe this is good news either way. It shows that religious voters are getting the notion that perhaps God is not a Republican. As I always like to say, Jesus rode a donkey but he never rode an elephant.

Those numbers sound bad for Obama, but if you do the math, they show Clinton winning by less than the polls had been suggesting:

If Clinton gets 30% of the non-church-goers:

.39x.59+.43x.51+.18x.30= she wins by a tiny amount

If Clinton gets 40% of the non-church-goers, she wins by 3 percentage points - well under the 8-10% range the polls were suggesting. On balance, a "win" for Obama.

Praise God. Hillary will be our leader. Oh thank you!!!!

Clinton Win Sad News for America.

GO HILARY!!!

I hope the country does not elect this false Messiah/Pied Piper that is Obama. He has virtually no track record and will be the Jimmy Carter of our time if he's elected.

Hey "chris isner ",

your statements shows what kind of people are supporting Obama.
Rev Wright, Chakka Fatah, Rezko, and you.

Depressing mentality you so-called "elite".

Statement by "chris isner"...
"Hillary gets the uneducated, racist redneck vote. Obama may just pull off a win."

Jane April 22nd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

Hate to say it, but if a lot of these "religious voters" are voting for Clinton, they are very hypocritical, sheltered, and close minded. Too much attention has been given to this primary. Time to move on.
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I dont think we are hypocrital, but i know many of us are offened by Mr. Obamas church

Doug NJ

First of all you need to get your facts straight. Reverend Wright is not a Racist, he just spoke the truth. I know many, many white people who feel the same way as he did. And do not forget he was in the Marine Corps for 2 terms, and has been commended for all of his achievements by many, many people, including your past (thank God) Prez Clinton.

"Hillary is a woman of character, conviction, scruples, as well as morality and common decency."

Are you kidding, where on Earth did you ever get that idea???

Racist anti American church eh? so she is not a member of a church that is racist towards who? Blacks? The United Church of Christ is a predominantly white group. For them to eb racists they would have to not like blacks. Thus does that make Trinity racist against blacks. that would be strange considering they are a predominantly black church. I dont see how GD America means you are a racist. I guess its better for a white pastor to blame 9/11 on gays, athiests, abortionists and femminists rather than America's foreign policy. If Obama, Clinton or Mccann are racist, wont they be joining good company if they become President. How many racist Presidents have we already had? hmmm...

I know I'll start praying more if Hillary Clinton becomes the leader of the free world.

God save us from Hillary '08!

So are religious voters voting for a preacher or a president?
Religion should not be a big factor in voting – what happend to
the division of Church and State? Voters better be voting for the candidate to best run the Country instead of how they observe
their religion.

Obama, God Bless you...

Man of Faith.
The Lord knows Obama's heart.

The only thing coming out of the polls that actually count for anything are the votes cast.

This is such an unusual election that no one knows what will really happen and when.

Jesus wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton. Hahaha.

Is Obama really a Christian ?

Sen Obama didn't have courage to CHANGE his middle name, for some reasons (read fear), how will he CHANGE America ?

Doug NJ: You're being so spun... it's kind of sad.

Rev. Wright is critical of American. Karl Rove has programmed you to believe this is Anti-America. And Hillary has supported this throughout the past few weeks. You poor too.

Tell me this, who is more anti-american:
1. The guy who got a deferment to serve in the National Guard during Vietnam
2. The guy who got something like 8 deferments to stay in college during Vietnam
3. The guy who dropped out of college, joined the Marines, served two tours of duty in Vietnam.

Of course, if you're being honest, you'd pick #3 (Rev. Wright) over #1 (Bush) and #2 (Cheney). The last two have proven to be far more anti-american in taking us into an illegal war that has wasted our youth, our military and our treasury. They've also ignored the global warming issue, and gave us a secret energy policy that has resulted in gasoline prices that are 200% higher.

This is the real issue... not what Obama's minister said, or whether that makes Obama something he's not. Rove has us all twisted around that we can't think straight.

Cut it out. Start thinking straight. We waste 12 billion a month on Iraq because we weren't thinking straight the last time around and it's going to happen again unless people like you get your head out of your behind.

I don't care if you have other reasons for picking Hillary over Obama, but to reject Obama based on the Rev. Wright or Ayres, is a head-up-your-keister decision.

Obama, if he's really so in touch, should have known better than to run off at the mouth about religion of all things. Face it people, it was stupid on his part, given his own brand of faith. It's pretty hard to vehemently defend stupid.

Religious people will vote for Hillary because she knows how to separate politics and religion. Obama, on the other hand, has cast himself as a savior and redeemer. At his campaign rallies, he and Michelle Obama talk about how Obama will "redeem" our "broken souls." He wants people to "believe" in him as a symbol.
But, this is a presidential race. The world of governance is mundane, imperfect and pragmatic. It is about making difficult decisions, like choosing between the lesser of two evils.
Obama, however, does not make choices like that. He sticks around to listen to angry vindictive hate speeches for 20 years because he refuses to make the choice. A president, however, has to make those choices.

Based on this info alone, Hillary will win PA and the rest of the Primaries. Thank God for good people

Maybe by voting for her, they are trying to absolve her of her sins. The problem is that she will sin again.

PA is not the end of this. obama needs to keep the spread 11 or less.
Obama 08

The majority religious voters with divine blessing chose to vote for Hillary in the Pennsylvania voting.Well well,what can I say?The foul language the Obama supporters are so fond of; I guess did not meet the Lord's requirements!! Yes Hillary all the way to the White House,come January,2009.

Paul:

You are deranged

The lord does not like sinners nor those who are constatly angry like the posters above. Well done my Religious friends well done. Pat closer attention to the race and you would understand why they chose Hillary.

Interesting point from an Obama supporter upon reading that religious voters showed up in large numbers at the polls – "Well....this cant be good".
Anyone else find it interesting that Obama supporters don't seem to want people who believe in God to show up at the polls?

Get used to it – this is just a smidge of things to come – there's a LOT more "religious" people in the Republican party, among independents and among Hillary supporters who would never vote for Obama and his spiritually bankrupt, divisive campaign.

I'd believe you'd call these voters "bitter" instead of religious

Chris Isner,
You are what's wrong with the Democratic party (the book that Thomas Frank should have written instead of the specious one he did) Does it really make you feel better about yourself to say things like that? I wish we could purge you and your kind from the Democratic party. Might as well get geared up to lose in November if attitudes like that prevail.

I would have thought the support would have been reversed, due to the multitudinous lies that come from Clinton. Isn't lying a sin?

Don't let the polls put you down sometimes its just a sample of 10 voters. Obama will be the next president. Have faith

This points to a 6% difference which is a good result for Obama.

Obama '08

Doug NJ I beg to differ. Hillary has demonstrated waffling and a LACK of scruples, witness the most recent ad – right out of the Republican handbook – let's use some fearmongering...

She continues to hit Barack below the belt, what's scrupulous about that? Provoking him constantly so he has to hit back and be diverted from his campaign.

PEOPLES OF AMERICA ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HER AND SAYING SHE REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM.

clinton isn't good enough for americans, we need a different kind of politics. we are tired of bush and clintion. We NEeD A CHaNgE Go ObAmA

at least with hillary we know what we are getting. I still have not figured out who is backing obama, where did he come from that the drive was so strong to promote him. I thought at first he was an elquent speaker, but without the teleprompter he is lost.

I highly doubt the "lord" is guiding anybody to vote for Clinton. I'd expect it's more likely Rush Limbaugh, fat pill-popping hatemonger that he is.

Paul, I think you've got it backwards. Rush has been telling his neocon followers to cross over and vote Clinton, so this race continues to drag on. Either way, we need to unitie our party.

ANYONE BUT MCCAIN '08!

This is gonna' sound made up, but God parted the Monongahela River for me this evening so I could make the polls in time.

He OBVIOUSLY prefers my chosen candidate.

I am sure Obama supporters will find a way to make this a negative for Hillary. Why are Obama supporters so negative? If they are so educated why can't they point out why their candidate is afraid to debate in NC and Indiana? Why can't Obama talk to the media. The Clintons show some backbone while Obama hides with his tail between his legs.

re ron: Leave it to an Obama supporter to judge someone else's spirituality. I thought he was doing well with college grads. Ron's second sentence is mangled by bad grammar. Sorry. Go Hillary!!! It's another blowout in a major state. Obama needs to quit. He can't win in November!

I am glad that she might get a win in Pennsylvania...I was feeling bad for her. I mean she has only won 13-14 states out of the 41 states...

Good luck Clinton!

Go Obama.

Ron, you are very misinformed. She has been a Methodist since she was a little girl. Her pastor is Ed Matthews, a Methodist minister from Arkansas. Geesh, I thought Obama supporters were supposed to be "well-educated."

HILLARY AND OBAMA HAVE VERY SIMILAR POLICIES, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN JUST BECAUSE YOUR CANDIDATE DIDN'T GET THE NOMINATION!!! WE DEMOCRATS ARE SMARTER THAN THAT …….

CLINTON HAVE TO MUCH BITTERNES TOWARD OBAMA THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT SHE HERSSELF HAS RACIAL ISSUUES

of course we showed up for her she never mocked us

Hillary is showing Obama how its done in a big state. Hmm, 11 million plus and he is going to lose...Hillary truly is the democrats strongest chance to win in November.

I Believe Hillary Will Win !!!
Yes She Will. !!!

God Bless You Hillary !!!

Clinton 08

Ron: Hillary is a lifelong Methodist. She has NEVER been a member of an anti-American, racist white church. And she is a woman of character, conviction, scruples, as well as morality and common decency.

I am so excited about this election. My heart feels that this IS THE presidential election... and My President is soon to be elected...

Historic, yes... and a reherseal of Proud Historic Moment... my First Lady President...

HILLARY '08... No doubt ..

Are these people serious. They attend church and they want a husband and wife lying team. How sad! This woman has just said she would obliterate a foreign country. Do we really want this wench anywhere near the button. BO is such a fine gentleman and he deserves a chance to be president just like anyone else regardless of his skin color. In fact America doesn't get it that he is half white? Church folk are some of the most misguided people I ever none. that's why most of them are still in the wilderness.

Hillary gets the uneducated, racist redneck vote. Obama may just pull off a win.

Better not to have pastor than have Rev. Wright.

If people were sensitive to the voice of the Lord, they will know that Barack Obama is the choice for President. Hillary Clinton demonstrates no christian characteristics. You can sense the Lord leading Obama in his speeches. This is a man clearly driven by the spirit of God which is why he did not accept a lot of invitations to speak or appear at different organizations,
Hillary Clinton is doing everything and anything to become the President. God bless her!

Yeah, and obama alienated himself from his own pastor...

Maybe afterwards Hillary can go show them how to shoot duck and hwo to avoid sniper fire.

Great job Hillary!!! You are the best for the job!!!

hillary finally sounding like a leader when she talks about going after terrorism in Iran- why didn't she say so earlier in the campaign?

HRC should demonstrate some consideration, if she has any, for the democratic party and bow out now. Beginning Friday she is going to be invovled in a civil suit involving the worst instance of campaign finance fraud in the history of this country, a case where it will be demonstrated that she was one of the primary individuals to collude, conspire and orchestrate the fraud as well as to mispresent the fraud to the Fraud to the FEC. Not only will this instance of fraud in California be addressed, but her participation in other instances of fraud will come out during this trial.

And this time, the evidence is incontrovertable. This will be a Clinton debacle that, unlike in the 90s, they will NOT be able to get themselves out of. They've already been fined by the FEC. However, the civil case will be far worse, because unlike the FEC, this case is in Civil court and therefore, the government will be unable to cut a deal under the rug as a favor to her to cover her butt.

If she has any integrity, and this certain will test whether she has any, she will bow out now.

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Richard,

The Lord doesn't like liars and sinners, so it must have been the devil guiding people to vote for Hillary.

Maybe one day the Lord will forgive these people.

Richard,

If the Lord has guided them to Hillary, it's only to pray that she stops her wicked ways, but not to vote for her.

Obama 08

Yeah, uhm...that isn't the Lord. It is someone else.

STFU Richard

What is Sen Clinton's faith? Who is her Pastor? This lady has no conviction as well as scruples.

Go Obama 08

Oh please...they're probably hypo's

Good, we need more voters period. I hope they said a prayer, and voted for Barack.

HILLARY AND OBAMA HAVE VERY SIMILAR POLICIES, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN JUST BECAUSE YOUR CANDIDATE DIDN'T GET THE NOMINATION!!! WE DEMOCRATS ARE SMARTER THAN THAT …… I HOPE.

Exit polls should be outlawed.

Allelluya sister!!!!!!!

Here is what is going on. Some Republicans are voting for Obama so Hillary can't win, because McCain will have a harder time beating Clinton. These same voters will then vote for McCain in November.

so be smart and choose Hillary!!!

Hillary respects our values, cause faith is love for God and others and not frustration like Obama thinks

Hillary 08!!!

Thanks to biiter comment
Hillary 08

Hate to say it, but if a lot of these "religious voters" are voting for Clinton, they are very hypocritical, sheltered, and close minded. Too much attention has been given to this primary. Time to move on.

Way to go. Polls show the lord has guided them to Hillary.

well....

this cant be good