As Trump looks at his 2024 map, places like Wilkes-Barre offer the most potential for him and, arguably, the most uncertainty.
Donald Trump will visit Wilkes-Barre on Saturday — the type of place he hopes will hand him Pa. and the presidency
“The Trump campaign believes there’s still some juice left in that orange for them in the heart of Northeast Pennsylvania,” Pennsylvania Republican consultant Chris Nicholas said. “When you go to Western or north-central Pennsylvania, they’re maximizing their vote. There’s still room to grow in the heart of Northeastern Pennsylvania.”
“I believe Luzerne is the keystone to the Keystone,” Republican county chair Gene Ziemba said as he prepared to host the former president on Saturday.Luzerne County, home to Wilkes-Barre, has voted for Trump in the last two elections. It is the only county in the state to swing from President Barack Obama to Trump in 2016, and to then stick with Trump in 2020.
Luzerne’s second largest city, Hazelton, is home to a growing number of Latinos, some of whom have been shifting toward Trump, observed Ziemba, the county chair. “Joe Biden being Joey from Scranton is not a factor anymore, so this, I think, comes closer to a 2016 picture for Trump,” said Tim Murtaugh, Trump’s former director of communications during his 2020 run.
“Does still have his cult here?” Mitchell said. “Sure. But we have more jobs open here than it seems people to work them, grocery prices are still a problem, but inflation is coming down and roads are being fixed.”of the state showed Harris’ popularity 5 percentage points ahead of Biden’s in the Northeast and Lehigh Valley. She also was outperforming where Biden had been in the region before he dropped out of the race, though the sample size was small.
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