For the Democrats, as Goes Delaware County, So Goes the Election
The results in Delaware County in the upcoming election could determine if the Democrats can retain suburban gains they made in the Trump era, writes Thomas Koennig for realclearpolitics.com.
The economic and demographic mix in Delaware County is key to Pennsylvania’s suburban political dynamics.
Voting patterns in this Republic-dominated county changed in 2019 under President Trump when local voters gave county council to the Democrats for the first time. Some GOP-strong municipalities also went to the Democrats.
The question now is whether that trend will continue.
Both parties have moved to their extremes.
The radicalization of the Democratic Party hits the everyday lives of suburban swing voters on issues of crime, academic instruction and COVID-19 mitigation effort.
“People are probably going to be more likely to vote based off things that are affecting their lives immediately than far-off, national political issues,” said Steven McGuire, director of Villanova University’s Matthew J. Ryan Center for the Study of Free Institutions and the Public Good.
On the GOP side, the national party’s perceived drift from reality could put off several Delco swing voters who value stability.
Read more at realclearpolitics.com about the crucial role Delaware County plays in the Democratic hold on power.
Here’s how the media was covering the 2019 county election just prior to Election Day.
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