What is Pennsylvania’s political future?
WHERE DOES PENNSYLVANIA go from here politically? It can be hard to predict. That’s what makes Pennsylvania a swing state. The Democratic and Republican strongholds are well known, but the fuzzy purple edges where things blur are harder to pin down. Will that continue? Will Pennsylvania continue to be the weather vane that points in the direction of the presidency? Or, like neighboring Ohio, will it cement itself in one party’s corner? To answer that question, look at more than just presidential elections. In the seven national races since 2000, Pennsylvania has gone Republican four times and Democratic three. State politics shows more division. There have been six gubernatorial elections in the same period. All but one went to the Democrats. At the same time, the Republican Party maintains its iron grip on the state Senate, while the Democrats have a thin edge in the House of Representatives.
