Voters in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, tuned out in large numbers in 2016, helping Donald Trump win in a community that went twice for Obama. This year, voter enthusiasm is again high in the former coal mining hub that could decide the presidential election.
President hoping to repeat 2016 victory in county that went for Obama twiceNo one can say that the people of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, don't care about America.
In 2016, the Trump-Pence ticket enjoyed huge success in the region. Luzerne County swung from victories for Barack Obama of 8.41 percent in 2008 and 4.81 percent in 2012 to a 19.31 percent win for Donald Trump in 2016, helping him carry the Keystone State by less than 1 percent, and capture its 20 Electoral College votes.
The most important issues for Ed Pesotski, of Wilkes-Barre, are a $15 minimum wage, Medicare for All, and climate change. He's an Obama voter and Bernie Sanders supporter. Although he admitted he isn't excited about casting his ballot for Biden, he said"Trump is too much of a danger for this country.
Although Stavitzski went for Trump, Romney and McCain and will sometimes"venture over" to vote for a Democrat, he said this is the first election he will vote straight Republican"without even looking at the ballot."
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