Entries Tagged as 'Lancaster politics'

Questions, questions

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

A reader chimes in with some questions about how it is Lancaster County Dems went for Obama Tuesday night:
1. Are Democrats here more pacifist than Democrats in the rest of the state, and are Obama’s higher numbers partly attributable to a search for the closest thing to an anti-war candidate that this race has to […]

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Tags: Lancaster politics · Election 2008 · Obama · Hillary · Lancaster

Our Obama trend

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

So with all the votes counted, Obama garnered more votes than Hillary here in Lancaster County, 27,126 to 22,710 - 54 percent to 46 percent.
That just amazes me.
Lancaster County Democratic registrations soared this year, with more than 12,000 new voters registered since last November. The local party was hoping for 10,000 by this November; they’re way […]

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Tags: Lancaster politics · Obama · Democratic Party · Lancaster

Smucker in a rout

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Don’t see anyone else reporting this here on LOL, so let me do the honors:
With 32 percent of districts reporting, Smucker is crushing the competition, with 2627 to Paul Thibault’s 1292; Steve McDonald with 1071. All subject to change - but I’m not sure anyone expected Smucker by this much, if it holds.
Update: Now with […]

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Tags: Lancaster politics