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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Just look at one county in PA and its just mind blowing and shocking... the results are very shady [View all]Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)25. Here is the head of the Democratic party for Luzerne County, contact him
http://www.padems.com/county/luzerne/
LUZERNE COUNTY
Mike DeCosmo, Chair
1269 Sans Souci Pkwy.
Hanover Twp. PA, 18706
http://local.psdispatch.com/hanover-twp-pa/community/political-organization/luzerne-county-democratic-committee-570-655-1418
Luzerne County Democratic Committee
Community / Political Organization
1269 Sans Souci Pkwy., Hanover Twp, PA 18706 (570) 655-1418
http://www.yellowpages.com/hazle-township-pa/mip/michael-c-decosmo-certified-public-accountant-503305911?lid=503305911
Michael C Decosmo Certified Public Accountant
1203 S Church St, Hazle Township, PA 18201
(570) 459-2859
Luzerne County voted for Trump, and has matched Pa.'s outcome since 1932
http://crossroads.newsworks.org/keystone-crossroads/item/98822-luzerne-county-voted-for-trump-and-has-matched-pas-outcome-since-1932
If last week's election taught us anything, it's that polling and predictions don't always match up to the final outcome. By 2020, we may have resorted to reading signs in tea leaves or the stars to guess who the next president will be.
Or, should we just watch Luzerne County?
Luzerne, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has voted for the candidate that took the state in every election since 1932. The last time Luzerne County disagreed with the rest of Pennsylvania was when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency and Luzerne County, but lost the Keystone State overall.
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The harbinger of Trump
Luzerne County has long been a Democratic stronghold, with it's white, working-class, union-affiliated population. The county hasn't voted for a Republican president since 1988. But there have been some signs that the days of Democratic domination were coming to an end.
"Luzerne County now lines up much more closely with the demographic profile of Western Pennsylvania," said Baldino. "Older, whiter voters living in areas that used to be supported by coal or steel, who have seen those good-paying jobs disappear and not come back. That area of the state has started to trend Republican over the last 15 years, and Luzerne County is starting to look more like that."
And how.
In the primary, Trump had no greater success in Pennsylvania than Luzerne County, where he won 77 percent of the Republican vote. This election season, 5,643 Luzerne County Democrats switched to the Republican party, the largest shift in either direction from any county besides Philadelphia and Allegheny. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a hard-line anti-immigration Republican who campaigned for Trump, was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote.
LUZERNE COUNTY
Mike DeCosmo, Chair
1269 Sans Souci Pkwy.
Hanover Twp. PA, 18706
http://local.psdispatch.com/hanover-twp-pa/community/political-organization/luzerne-county-democratic-committee-570-655-1418
Luzerne County Democratic Committee
Community / Political Organization
1269 Sans Souci Pkwy., Hanover Twp, PA 18706 (570) 655-1418
http://www.yellowpages.com/hazle-township-pa/mip/michael-c-decosmo-certified-public-accountant-503305911?lid=503305911
Michael C Decosmo Certified Public Accountant
1203 S Church St, Hazle Township, PA 18201
(570) 459-2859
Luzerne County voted for Trump, and has matched Pa.'s outcome since 1932
http://crossroads.newsworks.org/keystone-crossroads/item/98822-luzerne-county-voted-for-trump-and-has-matched-pas-outcome-since-1932
If last week's election taught us anything, it's that polling and predictions don't always match up to the final outcome. By 2020, we may have resorted to reading signs in tea leaves or the stars to guess who the next president will be.
Or, should we just watch Luzerne County?
Luzerne, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, has voted for the candidate that took the state in every election since 1932. The last time Luzerne County disagreed with the rest of Pennsylvania was when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency and Luzerne County, but lost the Keystone State overall.
snip
The harbinger of Trump
Luzerne County has long been a Democratic stronghold, with it's white, working-class, union-affiliated population. The county hasn't voted for a Republican president since 1988. But there have been some signs that the days of Democratic domination were coming to an end.
"Luzerne County now lines up much more closely with the demographic profile of Western Pennsylvania," said Baldino. "Older, whiter voters living in areas that used to be supported by coal or steel, who have seen those good-paying jobs disappear and not come back. That area of the state has started to trend Republican over the last 15 years, and Luzerne County is starting to look more like that."
And how.
In the primary, Trump had no greater success in Pennsylvania than Luzerne County, where he won 77 percent of the Republican vote. This election season, 5,643 Luzerne County Democrats switched to the Republican party, the largest shift in either direction from any county besides Philadelphia and Allegheny. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a hard-line anti-immigration Republican who campaigned for Trump, was re-elected with 64 percent of the vote.
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Just look at one county in PA and its just mind blowing and shocking... the results are very shady [View all]
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
OP
Yes I read that part but that seems to me as anecdotal... suddenly huge number of Obama voters
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#4
2008 years was exceptional year so when we should consider turnout "O" factor must be considered...
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#13
I mean Obama won 2012 by 18k votes and HRC lost by 26k votes... 20 % to be exact... this kind
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#6
As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#14
It could be hacked, it could not be hacked, or, like the dominant theme seems to be,
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#18
Luzerne was large enough county to make a difference... its one thing that R's were all fired up but
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#20
Here is the head of the Democratic party for Luzerne County, contact him
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#25
Yes ... I also saw that... if the switch was real and jobs was the real reason ... then we know how
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#26
I dont know what else to say other than a huge amount of USA white people are blind,
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#27
Yes this is all true.and all we can hope if Trump Kids get him in senses ... that is the only hope
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#31
If that all explained it, you would expect to see it reflected in the state assembly elections for
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#34
fair point, I suggest you contact the Democratic Party in the county to follow up
Grey Lemercier
Nov 2016
#35
Unfortunately, I read that 80% of PA uses electronic machines that have no paper trail
pnwmom
Nov 2016
#19
I mean HRC lost every precint in this county ... no way this kind of shift can happen
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#21
Yes I read about this... I know there was enthusiam for Trump but 18k becomes -26k in a county
MyNameIsKhan
Nov 2016
#23
Looks even more odd when you look at the elections for state assembly in that county
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#33