Hilary Clinton made it well known during her primary campaign against Barack Obama that she was from Scranton and Lackawanna County. Clinton’s “home-roots” helped her with 74% of the vote in the county compared to the 55% she was able to muster state-wide. Obama’s pick of Joseph Biden, who also was born in the region, could go a long ways towards bridging the gap that could have existed from an pro-Hillary area.
Scranton is the state’s 6th largest city and a key battleground area for Democrats. A strong showing in Lackawanna County goes a long way in helping any Democrat win state-wide. John Kerry won Lackawanna County in 2004 with 56% of the vote while winning the state with 51% and Al Gore won the county with 60% and also won 51% in the state.
Hilary Clinton made it well known during her primary campaign against Barack Obama that she was from Scranton and Lackawanna County. Clinton’s “home-roots” helped her win 74% of the vote in the county compared to the 55% she was able to muster state-wide. Obama’s pick of Joseph Biden, who also was born in the region, could go a long ways towards bridging the gap that could have existed from a pro-Hillary area.
Scranton is the state’s 6th largest city and a key area for Democrats to run up vote totals. A strong showing in Lackawanna County goes a long way in helping any Democrat win state-wide. John Kerry won Lackawanna County in 2004 with 56% of the vote while winning the state with 51% and Al Gore won the county with 60% and also won 51% in the state.
