Thoughts on Tuesday's Presidential Primary

In case you didn't want to believe it, Pennsylvania's Democratic Primary voters once again proved their taste for stability and known quantities on Tuesday. On a night that went very well for the party's chosen candidates, Hillary Clinton crushed Bernie Sanders in Pennsylvania, 56-44%. She won in Philadelphia, she won in Pittsburgh, she won in the Philly suburbs, the Lehigh Valley, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, and almost every other population center. She walked away with a net-gain of over 20 delegates from the Keystone state.

What happened? Well, Democratic Pennsylvanians liked Hillary eight years ago, and they like her now. That's most of the story. She does have some problem spots- i'm looking at her loss in Cambria County most specifically- but she remains popular here, and she held her ground. It is worth noting that she clearly did better amongst African-Americans in Philadelphia than eight years ago, and similarly didn't do as well with blue-collar white voters in the state, but there's no sign that lasting damage was done to her in Pennsylvania. If anything, she starts this state stronger than President Obama did eight years ago as the nominee. For the record, President Obama won the state easily, twice.

In short, the norm held in Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton did what she was expected to do. Now it's on to November for the potential 45th President.