Staff Reports
In a spectacular turn of events, the former President Donald Trump is shaking up the political landscape in Pennsylvania by showing impressive numbers against Vice President Kamala Harris in a recent poll. The findings from an InsiderAdvantage survey conducted just this month reveal that Trump stands tall at 49 percent support, while Harris is scrambling to keep up at 47 percent. It seems the Keystone State may not be as cozy for Democrats as they once thought.
The results of this poll reveal more than just a neck-and-neck race; they indicate that Trump is making significant inroads with voter demographics that traditionally lean Democrat. Encouragingly, the poll highlights that Trump’s appeal is increasing among independent voters, seniors, and even African Americans in Pennsylvania. It’s almost like he’s running a second campaign—one focusing on actually winning votes instead of online hashtags and trendy slogans.
TRUMP LEADS IN NEWEST PENNSYLVANIA POLL
2024 Election in Pennsylvania
🟥Trump 48% (+2)
🟦Harris 46%Without Pennsylvania, Harris has essentially no realistic pathways to 270 electoral votes.
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— Election Time (@ElectionTime_) September 12, 2024
Adding fuel to Trump’s fire are the recent voter registration statistics coming out of Pennsylvania. These show that the Republican Party has outpaced the Democrats in registering new voters. In September alone, the GOP brought in over 60,700 new registrations, while the Democrats could only muster around half that number at 25,854. That’s right: the Republicans are flexing their muscles, and it looks like Harris and her team might want to check their mirrors for any oncoming traffic.
The political chessboard is shifting as five counties that once leaned Democrat have now flipped to a Republican majority. Beaver County, Berks County, Bucks County, Luzerne County, and Fayette County are apparently tired of sipping the blue Kool-Aid and decided to join the red team instead. Perhaps they discovered that a little fiscal responsibility goes a long way, or maybe they just got tired of the endless mandates and the lack of common sense.
All of this buzz comes in the wake of the 2020 election, where Pennsylvania played a pivotal role in Biden’s victory. This time around, however, the landscape appears to be decidedly murkier for the Democrats, with multiple polls showing Trump either edging ahead of or tied with Harris. The Rasmussen Reports and the American Thinker conducted a poll back in September that found the two candidates locked at 48 percent. A later survey by the Trafalgar Group even had Trump leading with 47.5 percent to Harris’s 45.3 percent.
As the campaign ramps up and with the political terrain in Pennsylvania becoming more volatile, one thing seems abundantly clear: the former President is not going away quietly. Whether Democrats are prepared for a rematch in the swing state of Pennsylvania or just hoping it magically resolves itself remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure: Trump is ready, and he’s bringing a major party to the dance floor.
