On the basis of advertising I would say Illary is taking the Reuters’ poll seriously. We haven’t had much by way of Presidential commercials for several cycles, but this time they’re spending some money here. Illary is carpet bombing the Pirates’ games. Now that territory is West VA, Eastern Ohio, and PA from the Western Border to mid-state. If they’re spending that much money on a demographic that is older, whiter, and a lot more male, they must have some concerns.
Lots of Hillary ads in NE PA as well — every channel, almost every break during morning shows and the local evening news as well. That’s supposedly “Biden Country”, but at least one county is polling +20% R over D compared to the 2012 election.
So I myself don’t believe this +9% figure. If Hillary is up 9% in PA, I don’t think she — and Obama — wouldn’t have been campaigning in Philadelphia three times this past week.
Pirates demographic is broader than that. Koreans love them some Kang.