If Trump flips Pennsylvania, all bets are off

Washington Times ^ | July 29, 2016 | Kelly Riddell

[Innovative]

No state is more important to Donald Trump’s chances of winning the White House than Pennsylvania, and — unlike any Republican presidential in the past 20 years — he actually has a chance to win it.

In the Scranton-Wilkes Barre section of the state — up Interstate 81 in the northeast part — Mr. Trump is so popular that businesses are actually advertising their support of his candidacy.

[dp0622]

he can and will get Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Nevada, NC and New Hampshire. that along with the safe Republican states should put him over the top. if we happen to get one of those northern states it will be icing on the cake.

[DiogenesLamp]

in an attempt to comprehend just why ANYONE in the US would cast a single ballot for the corrupt and incompetent hillary.

This.

What have these people been listening to to think that Hillary is the answer to anything?

[DrDude]

The Philly area is very pro Law Enforcement. I know alot of them are D’s but they are not happy with BLM and Hillary. They may keep their mouths shut and go for Trump. Union will never know the difference.

[Cobra64]

Thanks, I did not know of the ad. I just did a search and watched it. It is a great ad. Thanks!

[DiogenesLamp]

I’m NEPA born, now in south central PA It’s like two different worlds just 2hrs apart. If NEPA is this Trump solid, he will win NEPA is as democratic as Philly, and as corrupt

I have a friend from Allentown. He's been going on and on about Hillary for months. (Which always starts and argument. :) )

Just last week he has said he is now favoring Trump.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

WTH has happened to CO over the past 30 years?

Have the porn pervs of the 70’s taken up residence there?
Or has it become overrun with illegals?

[Sooth2222]

"GWB was said to have a good chance in PA in 2000 and 2004 only to lose the state by 3% and 2%.....Then McCain was said to be competitive there and he lost by 10%....then a lot of people said Romney would carry it and he lost by 4%."

2008 may have been a lost cause because of the wars and the economy, but in 2012 Obama won PA with 51.97%. Turnout was about 65%.

Did any of those Republicans really tap into the PA "Deer Hunter" demographic?

For all her anti-gun rhetoric, Hillary may well tap into it in reverse. Obama promised he wouldn't take anyone's guns and didn't get into it until after the 2012 election.

After TX, PA Has the second highest number of CCW and NRA memberships, both per capita, I've read.

[ConservativeMind]

This “American Soaring” ad is hard to find online (Bing won’t show it), but here it is:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W_5Qowo2j84

[Frederick303]

Eastern PA chap here, just north of Philly.

Trump seems to be popular with anyone who has a middle class job and kids, regardless of color.

Hillary seems to be popular with managers and poor people. Also middle aged single women who are bitter, they seem to like Hillary.

The young detest both candidates, likely they will go for libertarian or green party, or stay home.

All one can say is that the Trump folks seem to have a much higher enthusiasm than any other group of voters.

Things that favor Trump are the economy, guns, deporting illegals, staying out of wars and taking care of vets. the last issue is surprisingly effective, because trump included it in his plank back in June of 2015 folks figure Trump means what he says.

Things against Trump: Philly vote tampering. They did it in 2012, they will do it once again, that is almost sure.

[Jack Black]

Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania will win the white house for him if he can prevail in them. Not an easy task.

[Celerity]

Whenever there is a PA County map, all counties except Philly and Pitt areas vote red. All the time. Then the state comes out and it’s blue.

I hate the redistricting here. I say give NJ Philly and we’ll do well.

[RS_Rider]

I walk 6 miles a day through a deep blue liberal stronghold in the Pittsburgh East area. There are 2 hillary signs in yards that I pass, at least 25 Bernie signs, no Trump until I get back home. My take is that the beast is not popular with the hard left in Pittsburgh.

[StAnDeliver]

"WTH has happened to CO over the past 30 years?"

Oregon of the Rockies...

[DiogenesLamp]

Things against Trump: Philly vote tampering. They did it in 2012, they will do it once again, that is almost sure.

I think the most important service Trump can do for the country is to start throwing Democrats in jail for criminal acts.

...And he should start with Hillary.

[Boardwalk]

Trump takes PA, and every other state!

[DiogenesLamp]

Have the porn pervs of the 70’s taken up residence there? Or has it become overrun with illegals?

Well-to-do Californians, having made an utter mess of their own state, have been fleeing to Colorado, and implementing the same stupid ideas that wrecked California.

They are like Locusts.

[Boardwalk]

This also applies to New Hampshire now that the Mass lunies have migrated.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

They’re are locusts. They’re moving into my town in GA in droves. What used to look like Mayberry is starting to look like Portland.

[COBOL2Java]

H->! needs an energizer bunny.

Her Energizer Bunny's in a square-shaped bottle.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Somehow this past week, with the latest poll results and the Democratic Convention being in Philadelphia, my thoughts kept turning to Gene Mauch.