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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is _____ so? Questions people ask about your state
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Why is _____ so? Questions people ask about your state (Original Post)
packman
Oct 2016
OP
Well... It has voted blue in every presidential election for the past 2 and 1/2 decades.
Glassunion
Oct 2016
#3
underpants
(182,824 posts)1. Humidity appears to be a big concern
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)2. Pennsylvania Liberal?
That is a surprise!
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)3. Well... It has voted blue in every presidential election for the past 2 and 1/2 decades.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)4. That is true, but the entire center of the state is very conservative.
Fortunately, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh always save the state for the democrats. This article explains how the republicans are gaining ground in the commonwealth:
GOP gaining ground against Dems in Pa. voter registration race
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/09/voter_registration_deadline.html
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)5. Actually about 13 counties voted blue in the last election,
17 counties in '08
13 in '04
18 in '00
28 in '96
27 in '92
Hillary will not have an issue carrying our state.
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)6. with any luck the SEPTA strike authorization
will be settled by then. Voters not having available transportation could make things a bit more unsettling in the Philly area.