Kamala Harris’ chances of securing a victory in Pennsylvania may hinge on winning over voters in the state’s deep suburbs, according to new analysis.
Pennsylvania, which has 19 electoral votes, is pivotal in securing victory in November. The state has voted for the overall winner in 48 out of 59 of the last elections.
Polls show that Harris and Donald Trump are virtually neck and neck in the state currently, with FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker putting the vice president just 0.1 point ahead. Pollster Nate Silver‘s tracker has Harris 0.4 points ahead.
New data published by The Enquirer shows that the key to victory for Harris may lie in the deep suburbs, which have been trending blue for decades. Meanwhile, rural areas and some pockets of deep inner cities have moved toward Republicans, while postindustrial areas have flip-flopped between Democrats and Republicans.
According to The Enquirer, it is in the rural outer suburbsthat Harris may find a …