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Montgomery County results explain Clinton's win
Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | salena zito

Posted on 04/24/2008 4:10:01 PM PDT by Salena Zito

Montgomery County results explain Clinton's win TRIBUNE-REVIEW By: Salena Zito

By all accounts, Pennsylvania's Montgomery County should have been Sen. Barack Obama's low-hanging fruit. From Norristown with its abundant black vote to the Main Line with its affluent well-off latte liberals, "Montco" was tailor-made for the Illinois senator.

"I was shocked," said Karen Matthews, wife of GOP Montgomery County chairman Jim Matthews. Karen, who made her own news by switching to Democrat so she could vote for Obama, fully expected a big Obama win.

"My only explanation is that people say one thing, and then do another," she said. Karen has since started the process of changing back to Republican.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: barack; clinton; democrats; economy; election; elections; hillary; itsaburghthing; jeremiahwright; jimmatthews; mainline; mccain; montgomery; montgomerycounty; norristown; obama; obamatruthfile; pastor; philadelphia; pittsburgh; wright

1 posted on 04/24/2008 4:10:02 PM PDT by Salena Zito
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“GOP Montgomery County chairman Jim Matthews.”

Is he the brother/relative of Chrissie Matthews?


2 posted on 04/24/2008 4:11:11 PM PDT by WOSG (Gameplan: Obama beats Hillary, McCain beats Obama, conservatives beat RINOs)
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To: WOSG

yep


3 posted on 04/24/2008 4:12:10 PM PDT by Salena Zito
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To: Salena Zito
POOR, POOR REVEREND WRIGHT, SO UNFARILY TREATED [/sarcasm]


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4 posted on 04/24/2008 4:19:20 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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Another Matthews to the Dark Side.

Typical lefty response, they can't believe everybody doesn't vote for their candidate. Dump her Jimbo.

5 posted on 04/24/2008 4:53:05 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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read her answer. she says that she changed her vote to blunt any chance for clinton to win. and that she is changing back to republican as we speak, i would consider Karen or Jim liberals.


6 posted on 04/24/2008 5:07:27 PM PDT by Salena Zito
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Montco used to be solid GOP

But the influx of the dems fleeing Philly has turned the demographics

Idiots flee the city and then continue to vote for the party that ruined the cities

Stupidity of the public never ceases to amaze me


7 posted on 04/24/2008 6:08:43 PM PDT by uncbob
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Montco used to be solid GOP

But the influx of the dems fleeing Philly has turned the demographics

Idiots flee the city and then continue to vote for the party that ruined the cities

Stupidity of the public never ceases to amaze me


8 posted on 04/24/2008 6:09:12 PM PDT by uncbob
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Not hard to figure - 7000 Republicans in Montgomery county changed registration to vote in the ‘rat primary - sounds like Operation Chaos strikes again.......


9 posted on 04/24/2008 6:25:32 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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I wouldn’t be surprised if there were some Bradley effect here. My son’s 7th grade social studies teacher held a mock primary, and Obama swept the group. The kids were shocked to learn that Hillary had won the primary. I suspect that a lot of people were talking up Obama around the dinner table, but in the privacy of the voting booth, went more conservative and voted Hillary. I know of one woman who changed her registration - presumably Operation Chaos. No telling how much of that there was.


10 posted on 04/24/2008 6:51:52 PM PDT by Think free or die
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I was shocked," said Karen Matthews, wife of GOP Montgomery County chairman Jim Matthews. Karen, who made her own news by switching to Democrat so she could vote for Obama, fully expected a big Obama win.

This is just another example of the brilliance of OPERATION CHAOS. Since we have a secret ballot, we have to take her word that she voted for Obama. Obviously, this is just part of the disinformation phase of OPERATION CHAOS. Instead of saying that you crossed over to vote for Hillary, you say you crossed over to vote for Obama. One thing is for sure Barry did not get much of the bitter Bible carrying, gun toting white vote which would say that most of the crossovers voted for Hillary despite whatever this propaganda plant says about who she voted for.

11 posted on 04/24/2008 6:59:54 PM PDT by Biblebelter (Barry, let your Uncle Jeremiah speak publicly, so he can set the record straight himself.)
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"My only explanation is that people say one thing, and then do another," she said. Karen has since started the process of changing back to Republican.

I wanted to participate in Operation Chaos in Texas, but looking at the dims' ballot laying on the registration table, I could not force myself to even pick it up, much less vote for any of those swine. I haven't voted for a dim since X-42 got into office.

Besides that, a lady who is our friend and very conservative neighbor was in line just in front of me. She would have stroked out if I would have voted in the dim primary.

12 posted on 04/25/2008 8:23:54 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Typical white male, bitter, religious, gun owner, who will "Just say No to BO (or HRC).")
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