“It’s going to be the toughest swing state,” said J.J. Abbott, a Democratic strategist in the state working on an outside effort to boost Harris.
“Of the three blue wall states, it’s the most diverse in terms of the kinds of places” a candidate must compete in to be successful.
A second Democratic operative in the state simply said the race there will “be a nail-biter.”
Democrats and Republicans have dumped more advertising dollars into Pennsylvania than any other battleground state, underscoring its importance. Polling there shows a tighter contest now than at this time in 2016 between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, or in 2020 between Trump and Joe Biden. Trump significantly outperformed polling averages both cycles, narrowly beating Clinton and losing to Biden by a similarly slim margin.
“I think that she can win,” the second Pennsylvania Democratic operative said, calling the state a “fickle place.” “I see a lot of Democratic excitement right now. But that doesn’t mean the Republican enthusiasm won’t bounce back or isn’t really there. If the former president decides he’s going to stop being erratic, he has the same shot that he did in the last few cycles.
And from a macro standpoint, it can’t get worse for Trump than it did in 2020, coming off the heels of a pandemic, all of the civil unrest.”
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@NominationTerryDemocrat2yrs2Y
Shapiro might not have been able to guarantee Harris could win Pennsylvania, but he certainly would have helped. Instead, she picked the relatively obscure socialism-defending habitual liar who’s got more baggage than the carousels at Dulles Airport.
@TradeTariffDolphinGreen2yrs2Y
Harris balked at Shapiro for Michigan, but also the PA Supreme Court reopened the Goldberg "suicide" can of worms from when he was Attorney General.
- He's still governor there and still supporting Harris. I don't think the swing would have been that much either.
Watch out for those late-night ballots being dropped off with only Harris's name filled out. Should show up by 4 AM.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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