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Originally Posted by bambino
Well, Pa is really two stares. The Philly area and the rest of the state. There are appropriately 11 million people in the state. Half are in the Philly area. Philadelphia is deep blue, the rest of the state is blue collar working people. Trump pledged support for the Steel, coal and NG industry in 16. He’s delivered on those promises so I think he’ll do even better in those areas than 16. Obama got 100% of the vote in Philly proper in 12, Hillary didn’t do that well there in 16. If you believe in polls, Zogby says Trumps approval amongst AA’s is 51%. If he peels off a small percentage of this AA voters than he did in 16, he wins Pa by a larger margin than 16. Does it matter how big he wins Texas? The EC votes still go into his column.
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As I pointed out twice, Zogby is probably the least reliable polling firm out there. Their polling methodology is ridiculous.
Trump has attempted to remove Obama restrictions on the coal industry. Has not worked. The coal industry is at best holding its own.
U.S Steel just announced a layoff of 200 workers. In June they announced plans to idle 2 furnaces. The tariffs are the reason according to the company. It will be interesting to watch steel production over the next year to see if it rises or falls.
I ask you about Pa because you are there and know the state better than I do. Your points are well taken.