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That is the strangest name for a poll I’ve ever heard.

I heard on the radio today there is a poll out there of 8 “bellwether” counties which almost always vote the same party in presidential elections. They polled them to see if they were changing this year, which would indicate a shift in the national race. 2 are in PA. One of them has changed from Democrat to solid Trump, and that’s Luzerne. I know they always do vote Democrat from previous maps.

It also happens to be my birthplace which I’ve been to several times recently. This week I saw there are Lou Barletta and Trump signs almost wall-to-wall. Driving down a main road in my hometown, I started thinking Trump vs. Clinton signs were 10 to 1. By the end of the drive out of town I think 25 to 1 is more accurate. This is a heavy coal, manufacturing, blue-collar area. Used to be total white, but has become 50% hispanic like all of northeastern PA since 2000 due to mass immigration and white flight.

This is a total difference from the Philly burbs where you would not know there is an election going on. You have to drive miles before you can find a Hillary sign and no one has Trump signs out. The Philly area has the same low enthusiasm for Hillary as everywhere else, but they also hate Trump. These are the college-educated whites that Trump is struggling with.

So those are the two tales of PA.