Republicans are gaining ground on Democrats in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, registering more new voters than Democrats in July...
Republicans are gaining ground on Democrats in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, registering more new voters than Democrats in July.
Axios reported on Tuesday that Republicans added 19,127 new voters to their rolls in July, while Democrats added 17,495. For the year, Republicans are outpacing Democrats in new voter registration in Pennsylvania, leading 94,603 to 87,325, according to the state. The gains for Republicans in Pennsylvania include the all-important Bucks County — to the northeast of Philadelphia — as the GOP is leading the Democrats in new voter registration for the first time in the county in 15 years, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
“It’s a morale booster, it’s something we’ve been targeting for years,” Bucks County GOP Chair Pat Poprik said.
Democrats still hold a lead over Republicans in total registered voters in Pennsylvania, with 3.9 million to the GOP’s 3.5 million.
Pennsylvania is arguably the most important swing state in the 2024 election, and the Trump campaign is heavily focused on reaching out to voters there. President Joe Biden took the state in the 2020 election by more than 81,000 votes, boosted by a 17,000-vote advantage in Bucks County. In Donald Trump’s 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton, he wonPennsylvania by more than 44,000 votes, coming close to Clinton’s vote tally in Bucks County.
The Trump campaign and Republican Party are also pushing for Pennsylvania Republicans to embrace mail-in ballots and absentee voting. The campaign launched SwampTheVoteUSA.com on Monday, which RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said “will make it faster, easier, and more secure than ever for patriots in the Keystone State to deliver their mail ballots for President Trump.”
“This is a crucial, cutting-edge development in our sophisticated ground game, which will help deliver President Trump back to the White House and save
Trump has held multiple campaign rallies in Pennsylvania in the past two months, including the gathering in Butler when a would-be assassin attempted to kill him on July 13. The Republican nominee is scheduled to return to Pennsylvania for a rally in Johnstown Friday afternoon.
Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), has also made multiple stops in Pennsylvania, including an event on Wednesday where he is expected to speak at a shipping and warehousing company in Erie. Trump has also promised to return to the town where he was shot for another rally before the election.
Trump is in a dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
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