Pennsylvania is a crucial battleground state for the Biden campaign, one which Obama won twice, in 2008 and 2012.
by a narrow margin. Trump received 48.2 percent of the vote, compared with Clinton's 47.5 percent, according toThe state has leaned Democrat in the past, and Clinton was favored to win. But Trump managed to flip the majority of the state, including three counties that had twice voted for Obama in previous elections, Politico reported.
Most recent polls have shown Biden leading Trump in Pennsylvania, but by a narrow margin. A Suffolk University poll conducted October 15 to 19 showed that 49 percent of likely voters supported the Democrat, compared to the 42 percent who chose Trump.More than 1 million Pennsylvanians had already returned their ballots as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Elections Project. The last day to vote early in-person in the state is October 27.
Obama's visit comes one day after Trump hosted a rally in Erie, one of the three Pennsylvania counties he flipped in 2016 after it had voted for Obama twice, according to Politico. The president made his case for re-election Tuesday night, telling voters that he had no plans to visit until the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year.
"Before the plague came in, I had it made," Trump said."I wasn't coming to Erie. I mean, I have to be honest, there was no way I was coming. I didn't have to. I would've called you and said, 'Hey, Erie. You know, if you have a chance, get out and vote.' We had this thing won." But Trump stressed the importance of securing the state this year:"If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole thing."
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