The Pennsylvania presidential major didn’t have any contested contests, however Trump managed to lose practically 17% of the vote to Nikki Haley, who dropped out and by no means campaigned within the state.
Trump received 83.5% of the vote and Haley received 16.5%.
Within the Democratic major Joe Biden beat Dean Phillips, 93.1% to six.9%.
With completely nothing on the road, Biden received practically 917,000 votes. Trump received 786,000 votes. Each candidates had been working unopposed, however Democrats are extra unified in Pennsylvania, and got here out to vote for Biden to ship a message about November.
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Scranton’s personal Joe Biden goes to be troublesome for Trump to beat within the Keystone State. The spine of Trump’s assist within the state is within the rural counties, which undergo from declining populations. Trump squeezed each Republican vote out of the agricultural elements of the state in 2020 and nonetheless misplaced to Joe Biden.
There are indicators throughout Pennsylvania of issues for Trump. Enthusiasm for Trump is down. It’s troublesome to discover a Trump register rural Western Pennsylvania and a pink hat is much more uncommon. Democrats have a voter registration benefit within the state, and if these Democrats in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the encircling suburbs come out in November, Trump might not be capable to win the state.
The Pennsylvania Republican major confirmed that the GOP is in disarray, and there’s a section of the occasion that may by no means unify round Trump.
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