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RandySF

(58,755 posts)
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:15 PM Sep 2020

Trump Campaign Goes All In On Pennsylvania. Wisconsin is 'Slipping'.

“The president’s campaign is placing more importance on Pennsylvania amid growing concern that his chances of clinching Wisconsin are slipping,” Trump campaign sources tell Axios.

“Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral votes, twice Wisconsin’s number, actually has been trending higher in recent public and internal polling, a welcome development for the campaign.”

Said one Trump adviser: “We used to think Pennsylvania would be harder to secure and Wisconsin was in the bag. Now it’s vice versa,”

The FiveThirtyEight polling average shows Joe Biden with a 4.6 percentage point lead in Pennsylvania.



https://politicalwire.com/2020/09/20/trump-campaign-goes-all-in-on-pennsylvania/

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Trump Campaign Goes All In On Pennsylvania. Wisconsin is 'Slipping'. (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2020 OP
First commercials seen in a couple of weeks. BBG Sep 2020 #1
Well........ Butterflylady Sep 2020 #2
I agree. PCIntern Sep 2020 #3
Where I live in Florida, there are very few Trump stickers and yard signs. Blue_true Sep 2020 #4
Sounds good. I noticed that around here there are plenty of signs for our R congressman and... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #5
We just drove through a bit north of there Sugarcoated Sep 2020 #9
They would be correct. Biden needs to fight like hell for PA. tman Sep 2020 #6
Biden must drive up numbers in the Philly suburbs. He only won by about 25K votes in 2016. OrlandoDem2 Sep 2020 #7
Husband and I camped for four days in Watertown, PA Sugarcoated Sep 2020 #8

BBG

(2,534 posts)
1. First commercials seen in a couple of weeks.
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:27 PM
Sep 2020

Hadn’t seen much bullshit from the liar lately till today. He had at least one play during the Steelers game today.

Butterflylady

(3,542 posts)
2. Well........
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:31 PM
Sep 2020

I'm in a very red part of the state as I have said before. I am about 10-12 miles from Hershey, so that will give you where I'm talking about. Anyway, 2016 there were a**hole yard signs everywhere, now I've only seen 2 yard signs, however, where I only saw very few signs for Hillary, I am happy to say lots of Biden/Harris signs. I really think PA will go to Biden.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
4. Where I live in Florida, there are very few Trump stickers and yard signs.
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:43 PM
Sep 2020

In 2016, I couldn’t drive anywhere without seeing several. Either those people from 2016 will vote for him and are ashamed to admit it, or they are not happy with him. Hillary didn’t do badly here in 2016, even though she put no effort into this area of Florida. In the recent primary on the republican side, when I looked up their results and compared them to campaign posters that I had seen of theirs, it looks like the moderate candidates all won, none that I would have identified as conservative gained a position on the November ballot, two moderates won office outright without a runoff, two moderate school board aspirants will face off in November after eliminating the most conservative candidate.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
5. Sounds good. I noticed that around here there are plenty of signs for our R congressman and...
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:46 PM
Sep 2020

R state and local candidates, those same lawns are lacking Trump signs.


That may mean they just may not vote for Prez. I doubt they'll vote for Biden.

Sugarcoated

(7,722 posts)
9. We just drove through a bit north of there
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 01:01 AM
Sep 2020

down 309 from a camping trip. Occasional Trump signs along the route but at a certain point not a lot of houses, mostly shopping centers once through Allentown on into the Philly burbs.

tman

(983 posts)
6. They would be correct. Biden needs to fight like hell for PA.
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:51 PM
Sep 2020

I feel good about MI, WI, AZ & MN.

Uneasy feeling about PA.

OrlandoDem2

(2,065 posts)
7. Biden must drive up numbers in the Philly suburbs. He only won by about 25K votes in 2016.
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 08:33 PM
Sep 2020

Philly didn’t turn out at the same level as 2008 and 2012.

Women’s rights, civil rights, LGBTQ rights are all on the ballot!! People need to fight like hell!!

Sugarcoated

(7,722 posts)
8. Husband and I camped for four days in Watertown, PA
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:45 AM
Sep 2020

Middle of the state, remote, hunting area, mountainous. We didn't see any Trump signs till we got closer to that remote area but many more houses had no signs. I was surprised, thought it would be heavier signage like some of the further-outskirts of Montgomery and Bucks Counties into Lehigh and Lancaster Counties we saw in 2016.

We spied a couple of Biden signs but I had the feeling a great many of the non-sign houses were Biden voters keeping their cards close to their vest.

I'm a member of, and follow a Pennsylvania Women For Biden/Harris FB page, 110k members. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2821986477923980

Their signs get stolen, many intimidated out of concern for their animals or dogs getting poisoned. Nonetheless many DO proudly display their support for Biden, and numerous banners and signs at that, a response to the over-the-top Trump displays. I live just into Montgomery County outside of Philly, very blue, though I hear of broken windows and stolen signs. Folks here are absolutely furious how Trump handled the pandemic, trapped us in our homes for months, shredded the economy.

Anyone live in Scranton/Lackawanna County that can give a report of signs/the general feel of the area?

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