The exit polls showed Obama receiving decisive support in Philadelphia and its suburbs. He also was running strong in northeastern Pennsylvania — an area crucial to Republican nominee John McCain — and appeared to be leading in the southwest. McCain was ahead in the Republican bastion of central and northern Pennsylvania, according to the voter interviews.
The candidates were splitting the white vote, but Obama held a commanding lead among blacks and...
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