Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) - The polls opened in Pennsylvania today with voters expressing anger about the war in Iraq (web|news) and frustration over the nation's struggling economy.

Here is a sampling of the comments:

- First in line at First Presbyterian Church in Allentown was 48-year-old Ronald Marshall of Allentown. Marshall, a Democrat, voted for Barack Obama (web|news|bio) in the primary and again in the general election. He said: "Looking for a change. It's called hope."

- Democrat Helen Mondschein, a 50-year-old paralegal, said she made up her mind for Obama "as soon as I finished grieving for Hillary." She called George W. Bush (web|news|bio) 's presidency "the poorest job performance of a president that I have ever seen, starting with the Iraq war, the lying that got us into the war, the things that went on after Sept. 11 that challenged our constitution, like the Patriot Act."

- Thirty-two-year-old insurance representative, Republican and former Marine Josh Stehly brought his 7-year-old son with him to the polls in Allentown. He voted for John McCain (web|news|bio) and said the U.S. must finish what it started in Iraq. Stehly said: "We need to occupy that area and secure it. You can't just leave."

- Republican Suzanne Ebbert is 59 years old and self-employed. She wore a McCain-Palin button to vote in Allentown. Ebbert said: "I see this as a clear choice. You either vote for the fairy-tale socialistic policies that Obama wants, or you vote for the Constitution and go with McCain."

- Corey Wingard, a 49-year-old registered Democrat and real estate agent from Dormont, was in the line at the Dormont Presbyterian Church in suburban Pittsburgh when the polls opened. Wingard said the economy is his greatest concern and that he would consider moving to Canada if Obama doesn't win. Wingard said, "At the very least, I will never vote again."

- At Penn State University, information and events manager Bob Brouse says more than 1,000 students were waiting in line at the student union center auditorium polling place at 6:30 a.m. The line stretched down a hallway, through a lounge and wound its way through the back of the facility. Chris Fritzen, a 21-year-old senior finance major from Bridgewater, N.J., said he decided in the last few days to vote for Obama. A registered independent, Fritzen liked his alternative energy plan, although he wasn't sure if the Democrat would be able to deliver on his health care promise. He said, "I have this feeling that Obama is going to overpromise and underdeliver."

- Thirty-one-year-old Keith Brown stood in a line of about 30 voters at Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church in the Gray's Ferry section of Philadelphia and said he hoped that Obama would follow through on his promises to improve the economy and provide health insurance to more Americans. Brown said: "I don't know if I believe him, but I want to believe him."

- Jennifer Capozzi is a 25-year-old registered Republican in Philadelphia who is employed as an administrative assistant. Capozzi said she voted for Obama and regretted voting for Bush in 2004. Capozzi has rheumatoid arthritis and said she can't get health insurance. She said she worries about job security. Four years ago, she hadn't paid much attention to the race. But this time, Capozzi said, "I just feel like I really took the time to pay attention to what was going on."

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