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The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.



With 99 percent reporting, Obama won the popular vote in Pennsylvania by a margin of 5.2 percent — 52.0 percent to Romney’s 46.8. Obama carried the state by 2.5 percent less than he did in 2008.


At on-campus polling locations, 3,697 votes were cast, which does not include the more than 200 votes that were cast provisionally. INTERACTIVE: Penn area voting results WORD ON THE WALK: Who did you vote for? VIDEO: Amy Gutmann at the voting booth



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Incumbents Senator Bob Casey and state treasurer Robert McCord clinched their second terms, while Kathleen Kane and Eugene DePasquale won their races for state attorney general and auditor general, respectively. INTERACTIVE: Pennsylvania Election Results