Election 2012

Emmaus Patch Favors Romney-Ryan

Majority of voters in Emmaus and Upper Milford voted for Romney-Ryan ticket.

With Tuesday’s General Election, President Barack Obama earned another four more years in the White House. However, if some voters in Emmaus and Upper Milford Township had their druthers, the outcome of the election would be quite different. The Obama-Biden ticket won the state of Pennsylvania. And, as has been the case with past presidential elections, as goes the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so goes the Lehigh Valley and vice versa. According to unofficial election tallies 77,029 voters (53 percent) in Lehigh County and 66,718 voters (51.53 percent) in Northampton County cast their ballots for the Democratic presidential ticket. In Emmaus Patch, however, the situation was flip-flopped. Based on unofficial election night totals, 4,686 …

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Gail

7:12 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Happy to see Emmaus actually went for Obama. I feel much better about living in the borough. Too bad folks in Upper Milford aren't more progressive and enlightened.   more ›

What Do Latest Pa. Obama-Romney Polls Say?

Three polls out Tuesday show Obama with better numbers in Pennsylvania than he had a week ago

Is Pennsylvania safely won for President Barack Obama or will Governor Mitt Romney mount a last-minute campaign effort in the Keystone State? Obama had what appeared to be a solid lead in Pennsylvania until the first presidential debate. Neither candidate has spent much money on the local airwaves. Three polls out Tuesday show Obama with better numbers than he had a week ago.

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Abraham

1:14 pm on Sunday, November 4, 2012

Jack, Jack, Jack... "Romney won't waste time blaming his predecessor..." Romney and his Super PAC friends have built their entire campaign on blaming Obama. Spent lots of time yesterday flipping between Fox and MSNBC watching the various appearances by the candidates. Obama's closing argument is 75-80% "here's what I've done and here's what I plan to do." Romney's speeches are 90% gloom and doom…   more ›