The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Trump is making gains in the deep blue city, mostly due to support from working class voters. This is huge news.
Pennsylvania is a key swing state and one of the challenges for Republicans is overcoming the Philadelphia vote which is very large and usually very Democrat. Back in 2012, there were reports of entire precincts in the city that didn’t cast a single vote for Mitt Romney.
If Trump is making gains in Philadelphia, it could mean the difference between winning and losing not only the state, but the election.
Working-Class Voters in Philadelphia Realign with Republicans
Working-class voters in the deep blue city of Philadelphia are showing dramatic signs of switching their support to former President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.
“Democrats keep saying [Trump] is going to bring down the economy, but he was already president for four years, and taxes were lower,” former Hillary Clinton supporter Gabriel Lopez told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday. “We’re tired of the same politics. We got a different type of guy, and the people actually love him.”
Lopez’s story appears to be indicative of many voters in Philadelphia, a city not immune to the ongoing political realignment. Democrats outnumber Republicans by 7-to-1…