In Pennsylvania, where there are problems, politicians, and voters that could ultimately determine the outcome of November’s elections, the Trump and Harris campaigns are closely observing each other. A recent poll indicates that this is fantastic news for the former president, Donald Trump.
For months, commentators have speculated that the presidential race will ultimately take place in the Keystone State, home of notable figures like Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Governor Josh Shapiro, the former vice presidential nominee who Kamala Harris ultimately defeated. Fetterman even anticipated that Trump would win the state.
Fetterman is a progressive darling who has upset the apple cart by compromising on certain important issues. Furthermore, Harris is moving quickly to change her mind on fracking—a contentious technique for producing natural gas that generates jobs for hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania. Taking all of those into account, InsiderAdvantage Polling indicates that President Trump is beginning to lead the race.
According to a poll of 800 potential Pennsylvania voters, Trump would win by 2%, or 50% to 48%, if the election were to take place today. President Trump is leading Republican Senate contender Dave McCormick, who is trailing incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) by a wide margin with only 44% of the vote. Merely 1% of voters favor an alternative presidential candidate, while 1% are unsure. The previous outcome indicates that, in the absence of Robert F. Kennedy on the statewide ticket, the former candidate’s followers might be gravitating toward Trump, whom he had endorsed. According to post-debate panels that aired last week, the circle of undecided voters may be narrowing and maybe moving against Trump.
The Harris campaign’s choice to disregard Gov. Shapiro could have a significant impact on the result of the election. Close allies of the vice president acknowledged in private that the choice of Shapiro, a Jew, would irritate pro-Palestinian supporters in the center of the Democratic Party. Some Harris supporters openly expressed antisemitic views, claiming that Shapiro’s selection would give Israel an excessive amount of power in the incoming administration.
The Democrat has come under fire for her inconsistent stance on fracking, leading some to accuse her of lying about her intentions to outlaw or drastically restrict the process if elected. In her bid for president in 2019, Harris promised to enact a national ban, citing research from environmental organizations that claimed to have detrimental effects on regional water supplies. Harris now says he completely supports Pennsylvania’s use of pressurized water for natural gas mining. Citing other far-left pledges she made in the past, like paying for gender transformations for immigrants and felons, that are absent from her present program, reporters have questioned her sincerity.
About a month ago, President Trump visited Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and used the occasion of a campaign event to veer between disparaging remarks about his opponents’ personal lives and policy suggestions, according to the AP. Trump attacked Harris’s most recent pledge to impose price restrictions on items like groceries if elected, saying, “Joe Biden hates her.” Three and a half years ago was Kamala’s first day. Why then didn’t she act on it? Thus, we are on day 1,305,” stated Trump.
