Republicans Make Big Voter Registration Gains In Battleground Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Republican Party, with assist from the nationwide group, has dramatically closed the voter registration hole with Democrats following the 2020 election cycle, in line with figures revealed this week.

Penn-Star Capital correspondent Nick Field wrote this week that the state GOP has made important features in voter registrations.

“Since I first started tracking voter registrations [sic] trends in Pennsylvania, Republicans have generally eaten into Democrats’ historic advantage. This is the first time I can recall, however, that the GOP posted gains in all 67 counties throughout the Commonwealth,” he wrote.

“Furthermore, the comparison to the last Presidential cycle is particularly stark. Back during the COVID-delayed voter registration deadline in May 2020, the Democratic advantage was D+803,427. Today it stands at 397,241. In that time 122,639 more voters have joined the rolls, yet Dems have lost 195,867 registrants as the Republicans gained 210,319. All the while, independent voters who chose either no affiliation or some other party rose 108,187,” he added.

BREAKING: For the primary time in current reminiscence, the GOP went 67 for 67 in county registration features forward of an election. Per, @nick_field90. Wow. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/8DXWPw8lLY

— Athan Koutsiouroumbas (@Athan_K) April 22, 2024

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The shift since final October is noteworthy. At that point, the Democratic benefit stood at 445,890. Over this era, Democrats noticed a lower of 4,560 registrants, whereas Republicans skilled a rise of 44,089 and Independents noticed an increase of 26,233, Field famous.

The pattern in direction of Republicans has left some GOP candidates for elected workplace inspired.

Dave McCormick, the Trump-backed Republican U.S. Senate nominee from Pennsylvania, predicted on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday that Pennsylvania will transition right into a crimson state by 2028. McCormick, a veteran and former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, formally secured the Republican nomination on Tuesday.

“There was about a one million registered voter advantage among Democrats over Republicans in Pennsylvania, the year that Trump won in 2016. Today, it’s less than 400,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans, and I think by Election Day, it’ll be closer to 300,000,” McCormick famous additional.

McCormick went on to foretell that he would revisit Breitbart News Saturday in 2028, this time as a sitting United States senator, to debate Pennsylvania’s transition from a purple state to a crimson one.

“And by 2028, we’re going to be red, and I’m going to come on your program a year or two after I become a senator, and we’re going to talk about the fact that Pennsylvania has flipped to being a red state,” he stated.

McCormick attributed the numerous shift in Pennsylvania to Trump, underscoring his resonance with blue-collar employees.

“I give President Trump a lot of credit for this because he has appealed to blue-collar voters that were traditionally Democrats that have looked at these crazy policies of the left and said, ‘Hey … that’s no longer my party. And the party of the Republican Party, which is increasingly becoming a working family party, is much more in line with my needs and interests,’” he added.

“And that’s why I’m going to win, that’s why Trump’s going to win, and that’s why Pennsylvania is becoming an important part of our red coalition across the country,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Trump has managed to outpoll President Joe Biden in a one other state vital to each of their campaigns, a brand new survey has discovered.

According to the Marquette Law School poll, Trump holds a two-point lead over the Democratic incumbent amongst registered voters in Wisconsin, with 51 p.c supporting Trump and 49 p.c supporting Biden. This marks a achieve for Trump since January, when each candidates have been tied at 49 p.c.

“Wisconsin is one of seven crucial swing states in the 2024 presidential election and is worth 10 electoral votes. The other six swing states are Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, which total 93 electoral votes along with Wisconsin,” The Daily Wire reported on Friday.

In the identical ballot, whereas Trump leads Biden within the Midwestern state, Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin holds a five-point lead over Republican challenger Eric Hovde amongst registered voters, with Baldwin at 52 p.c and Hovde at 47 p.c. However, amongst seemingly voters, the 2 Senate candidates are tied.

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