It seems like Philadelphia voting/cheating controls the state. I wonder what would happen if all the red counties in Philadelphia seceded from Pennsylvania. Same with California. The big decrepit cities are ruling the nation.No?
45 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania lost population between 2010 and 2020, and it’s the rural Republican counties that are dying fastest.
>>The big decrepit cities are ruling the nation.No?
No. The core urban areas vote D. The rural and small town counties vote R.
The outcome is determined in the suburban areas that swing back and forth.
The third of America that lives in the suburbs are ruling the nation.
I don’t think so. I’ll tell you why. Pennsylvania’s population is about 12,000,000. Philly has a city proper population of 1,500,000 or so. P-Burgh has barely 300,000. The rest of the urban cores have 200,000 or less. Not enough to control the state. Most Pennsylvanians live in suburban collar counties around the cities. Middle class and upper class soccer moms and young college kid territory. No matter what the D’s do, these voter groups have always been their get out of jail free card.
Deny it all you want but it is abortion. WyMAN! (hear them roar!) have been spooked by the Supreme Court ruling. And the media has created this ominous atmosphere where Republicans want a TOTAL ban on abortion and want to reverse same-sex marriage. Double whammy with WyMAN! (hear them roar!) and young voters coming out in droves to vote for D’s. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, turnout for the governor’s race was 30%. Yes, THIRTY. R’s have been tied to abortion-banning and that is why Trump or whoever is the nominee will lose next year.
The body politic is sick. Civilizational death spiral will ensue.