Former President Donald Trump and JD Vance are in the middle of an all-out blitz in Pennsylvania, putting more emphasis on campaigning in the commonwealth than perhaps any other state.
While Trump is looking to eat into Kamala Harris’ numbers all over the state, his campaign’s visits have predominantly centered on the rural and working-class stretches of Pennsylvania he won in 2016 and 2020. Just this week, Trump visited York, in the central part of the state, and Wilkes-Barre, in the northeast. And GOP sources told NOTUS to expect much more campaigning in those sorts of areas, from both Trump and particularly Vance.
It’s hardly an exaggeration to say the path to 270, for either candidate, goes through Pennsylvania. But Trump and Vance’s recent emphasis on the Keystone State, even above other swing states, is potentially indicative of the shift both parties have seen since Harris became the Democratic Party’s nominee.