Only if Ed Randell can bring an ugly woman to the acceptance speech
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not.
And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
I see a lot of ‘Trump 2016’ signs in the York-Lancaster-Harrisburg areas, but also a lot of ‘Bernie’ lawn signs where the 0bummer signs were in ‘08 & ‘12. I think Trump will carry PA, IF the Philly/Pitt/Hburg areas don’t vote at 125% of registered voters, again. If we could just give Philly to NJ, we’d solve a lot of problems.
They went for Obama twice, didn’t they? After he spoke of their ‘clinging’ to their guns and silly things like their Christian beliefs, IIRC. It’s the cities in every state that carry the state. PA has Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to deal with. THO, I don’t see much enthusiasm for Hillary! while it was enormous for The Won.
People in PA don’t know that Mrs. Bill is anti-gun.
Citizens and their votes don’t count worth excrement in PA (and a number of other places like CA, MA, NY, and NJ. Why? Here’s a clue :
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/11/16/election-dead-people-vote-philadelphia/
Trump is different.
And I can see that difference making a YUGE difference here in PA. He could be a Yinzer. He has a blue collar affinity. He is a new Reagan to the sons and daughters of the “Reagan Democrats.” He promises JOBS not handouts. That is what we want here.
I really feel he can take PA. The “T” (what Carville referred to as Alabama) and possibly a lot of Pittsburgh. Our families lived thru the end of the steel industry. We get it. Philadelphia not so much. That’s Rendell land anyways.
Voter ID rules determine which party wins which state.
No ID required(Pennsylvania) = Democrat Party win.
Comments here mention both PA and CA as states with large republican rural populations consistently outvoted by an urban metroplex. NY seems like another obvious example. Basic rural needs are probably unmet due to this. Why not spin these urban areas off into city states? Why not give them senators and self-rule while not letting them rule over the rest of the state?
Pa will have an increase of 2000% dead voters. The Black Panthers will be at the polling places. Obama has already okayed this situation. Phila doesn’t care about gun control issues. The D’s in Philly have illegal guns and use them all the time. Just watch the local news. There may be a huge increase in voter turnout. Possibly 120% over the registered amount.Of note, Va. is registering felons as D voters.
Pennsylvania is even more of an enigma to me than Ohio.
Pennsylvania is a mirage. Every 4 years the Republican campaign puts PA in the “toss-up” category only to lose by a significant percentage. The Pennsylvania legislature needs to sit on Philly and Allegheny County for their election shennanigans. But that never seems to happen.
The hunters & gun owners in PA are already voting — just once. Can’t say the same for Philly-Pittsburgh-Scranton Dems.