US election – Politico: The collapse of the “Blue Wall” and the ratings for Trump and Harris

Donald Trump has already won Pennsylvania and leads in Michigan and Wisconsin, causing concern among Democrats. More than 130 counties in those three traditionally Democratic states have announced final or near-final results, with Trump improving on his tally over the previous campaign. The county’s median swing value is 1.3 percent in favor of Trump, according to a Politico analysis of preliminary results from The Associated Press. That’s a problem for Kamala Harris, as President Joe Biden won two of the “Blue Wall” states, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, by smaller margins than in 2020. Although votes are still being counted, mostly in Democratic strongholds , the remaining votes are not enough for Harris to make up the difference. Harris has bettered Biden in a handful of counties, according to Politico’s analysis. In Pennsylvania, for example, in Lackawanna County, where […]
Source: News Beast

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