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[[File:Pennsylvania State Capitol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pennsylvania State Capitol]]
[[File:Pennsylvania State Capitol.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pennsylvania State Capitol]]
Pennsylvania's only president, [[James Buchanan]], proved a failure in allowing seven southern states to break away under his watch. During the war Gettysburg was the scene of the war's most decisive battle, July 1–3, 1863—and Pennsylvania furnished men and leaders, including generals George B. McClellan, Winfield S. Hancock, and George Meade and Adm. David D. Porter, for the Union army and navy. Philadelphia banker, Jay Cooke was the leading financier of the Civil War; he invented a sytstem of savings bonds that allowed ordinary people to help finance the war. Philadelphia continued as a financial leader in the nation until after 1870, when it was far overshadowed by New York.
Pennsylvania's only president, [[James Buchanan]], proved a failure in allowing seven southern states to break away under his watch. During the war Gettysburg was the scene of the war's most decisive battle, July 1–3, 1863—and Pennsylvania furnished men and leaders, including generals George B. McClellan, Winfield S. Hancock, and George Meade and Adm. David D. Porter, for the Union army and navy. Philadelphia banker, Jay Cooke was the leading financier of the Civil War; he invented a sytstem of savings bonds that allowed ordinary people to help finance the war. Philadelphia continued as a financial leader in the nation until after 1870, when it was far overshadowed by New York.
===Obama era election fraud===
In the [[2012 presidential election]], [[Republican]] polling inspectors were blocked from polling places in the Democrat-ruled city. Rob Gleason, chairman of the [[Pennsylvania]] Republican Party, stated, "This was a shameless attempt from the Obama campaign to suppress our legally appointed Republican poll watchers."<ref>Curry, C. & De Vogue, A. (2012, November 6). [https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/jersey-extends-email-voting-friday-election-workers-inundated/story?id=17653589&page=2 N.J. Extends Email Voting to Friday, Other States Hurry to Fix Polling Problems]. ABC News.</ref> [[Barack Obama]] received 100% of the vote in 59 Philadelphia precincts with zero votes for [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20121112_In_59_Philadelphia_voting_wards__Mitt_Romney_got_zero_votes.html?mobi=true]</ref> In Philadelphia, a mural of Obama at a polling place was covered up after a Republican voter took a picture of it.<ref>Miller, J.R., Berger, J., & Weber, J. (2012, November 6). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/06/judge-issuing-order-to-reinstate-booted-philadelphia-election-officials Philly poll workers partially cover Obama mural after court order, leaving logo and quote in view]. FOX News.</ref>
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