I must have read a different viewpoint- basically, it said Hillary needed to win by safely over ten points to retain any meaningful chance to be Democratic nominee- so too little, too late. Obamas loss was obviously widely expected in Penn- whether the Obama team is pleased that they managed to close the gap substantially, or mildly disappointed that they didn't close it by more, I guess we'll never know.
Here's my daily Dig at US electioneering, from the Yahoo link above:-
"She showed her blue collar bona fides one night by knocking down a shot of whiskey, then taking a mug of beer as a chaser. Obama went bowling in his attempt to win over working-class voters."
Has it come to this?
Incidentally, I spent a very nice day out in the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania- it's just a short drive from Princeton NJ, where I stayed for a couple of months. Beautiful area- and this ain't no rust belt full of embittered, beer bellied bowlers left behind by progress and technology! On the contrary, full of affluent, educated types who appreciate the beauty and history of the area in which they live.
I think this emphasis on painting a state or region of the US as a particular stereotype is demeaning, both to the diverse population of that region, and the country as a whole.