Virginians Cheer for Pennsylvania

Tue, November 04, 2008 - 8:46 PM

As CNN projected Obama will win the state of Pennsylvania, this ballroom in McLean, Va. erupted.

Seeing the critical swing state fall for Obama, Jena Roscoe screamed, “Awesome!”

She turned to pose for a photo with a friend and then commented on the importance of Obama Pennsylvania

“That means, as a black person, his candidacy has transcended race,” said Roscoe, a Washington resident who goes to church in Alexandria.

A strong contingent of Arabs for Obama joined in the cheers.

“This is very exciting, I brought out my whole family for this,” said Matthew Zakeri. “I wanted to celebrate.”

--Neil Simon