A sort of “ground zero” as far as the Election fraud allegations. That's how the Wall Street Journal headline quoting the Pennsylvania, swing state crucial for the election results of these US presidential elections 2024, after Donald Trump chose – certainly not by chance – the most unstable key state of all to hit the ground running and launch, already in these hours, the first official complaints of fraud. According to analysts, experts and observers, in fact, it is in Pennsylvania, where the the number of undecided voters is still particularly high, which will be at stake, for a handful of preferences, a good part of the American vote.
Not by chance, a handful of days after 5th November, both Trump and Kamala Harris are concentrating their maximum efforts on the seven so-called “swing” states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and, indeed, Pennsylvania. The last one is the most important because it has the highest number of Electors – as many as 19 – and therefore has the greatest specific weight: it is a territory with a great industrial tradition (the country represents the beating heart of the so-called rust belt, the rust belt, and the backbone of US heavy industry, just think of the UsSteel) but with a decidedly uncertain future and with social unease that is increasing day by day. Furthermore, it must be said that in Pennsylvania the urban areas appear to be of democratic faith while in the rural areas the “word” of Trump seems to have taken root. Who will win?
Harris vs. Trump: Neck-and-neck in the polls
The importance of Pennsylvania is being reported by the US and European media while, according to new polls, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump always remain head to head in the seven swing states and the tycoon's advantage crystallizes at +0,9% according to the average of RealClearPolitics.
Here are the latest poll results. Pennsylvania: Trump leads 49% to 47% (Quinnipiac); Michigan: Trump leads 49% to 48% (Atlas Intel); Wisconsin: tie 49% to 49% (Atlas Intel); Georgia: Trump leads 51% to 48% (Atlas Intel); North Carolina: Harris leads 49% to 48% (Atlas Intel); Arizona: Trump leads 51% to 47 percent.
Pennsylvania, Here's Why Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Weigh
According to analysts, Pennsylvania represents a sort of microcosm that contains within itself the characteristics ethnic-social characteristics typical of all the United StatesIts population is generally whiter than the US one but it also has a large population of black voters. Not only that: in Pennsylvania there are many 570 thousand Puerto Ricans, a figure useful for understanding the effects of the latest Puerto Rico joke by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden (the comedian called it “a garbage island”); 600 thousand Jews, an electorate particularly mobilised by the war in the Middle East; is 800 Americans of Polish descent who in this election are influenced by the events in Ukraine, since Poland is the Eastern European state that fears the most Putin's Russia.
Speaking of Puerto Rico, it will be interesting to see how much Trump's rally joke actually impacts the presidential election. The Puerto Rican-born singer Ricky Martin posted on his Instagram account, followed by 18,6 million followers, the video of the comedian Hinchcliffe and wrote in Spanish: “Vote Kamala Harris”. Later, during another campaign rally – in Allentown, also in Pennsylvania – Trump was greeted by the “Latino” community with phrases like “Donald is out“, that is, “out”. The tycoon had to face the protests by replying: “No one loves you more than me”. The Puerto Rican pronouncement, therefore, could make the difference.
Pennsylvania, Trump's Targeting the Amish
In Pennsylvania it also counts the Amish vote. The story is well told by The Manifest. Around the town of Lancaster – the newspaper writes – lives the oldest and largest American community of Amish, adherents of a religious sect born in Switzerland in the sixteenth century, and arrived in the United States two hundred years later, known for the rejection of modernity, for isolation from the outside world and the safeguarding of the values inherent in the community. According to a study by Elizabethtown College, 74.250 Amish live in Pennsylvania, equal to 23% of the total Amish population in the USA, many of them in the villages around Lancaster. Pacifism is one of their distinctive characteristics, but for some time now they have become a target of Trump's supporters. The Amish traditionally do not go to the polls, but in just 8 years their percentage of voters has jumped by 4 20% to%, and apparently they are all on Trump's side.
Pennsylvania, why Trump has already launched accusations of fraud
Trump, it was said, has already launched the first official allegations of fraud, on the eve of Election Day. On his social platform, Truth, the former US president running for reelection spoke of fake ballots and suspicious voter registrations in some counties, including Bucks and Lancaster. "Pennsylvania is cheating and it's been caught, on a massive scale at levels never seen before. You need to act now." At the moment there is no confirmation of fraud, but according to analysts it could be a way to prepare the ground for protests, in case of defeat.
Pennsylvania Judge Sides With Trump
Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania judge sided with Donald Trump's campaign and agreed to Expand in-person voting option in suburban Philadelphia, where long lines in the final day led to complaints that voters were being disenfranchised by an “unprepared” elections office. A lawsuit was filed Wednesday seeking an extension of Tuesday’s 17 p.m. deadline in Bucks County, where security guards had broken up the line and told some of those waiting that they would not be able to apply. Videos of the scenes were widely shared on social media, fueling rumors of “voter suppression.”
Elon Musk, Pennsylvania Lottery Lawsuit Suspended
State lawsuit against million-dollar-a-day election lottery Elon Musk, as it happens, right in Pennsylvania, was stayed pending a decision on its request to have the case transferred to federal court. Judge Angelo Foglietta agreed that Musk, as a defendant in District Attorney Larry Krasner's lawsuit, should be present in person at the hearing, but declined to immediately discipline the mogul. The case has been assigned for now to District Judge Gerald J. Pappert, a Republican former attorney general of Pennsylvania appointed by Barack Obama. We'll see.
