Where Trump Is Gaining Ground in Philly Really Says It All About the Differences Between the Parties
Matt Vespa
The battle for Philadelphia may not be a slam-dunk for Democrats, and local and national officials are worried. They see the numbers—they’re not stupid. The Philadelphia Inquirer decided to get into the trenches in the brawl for the City of Brotherly Love, where they found Democrats have significant problems when it comes to keeping their historical voter blocs intact. It’s not about the result here since the city isn’t going to flip red. However, Biden only won Pennsylvania with 80,000 votes, and marginal shifts among the white working class can alter the race. To compound matters, non-white and Latino communities are also drifting toward the Republican Party.
The most damning indictment of the Democrats’ leftward shift into crazy town on public policy is right there in the numbers, which the publication highlighted: “Philadelphia precincts with the highest proportion of residents in poverty shifted furthest to the right. Precincts with the lowest poverty rates shifted furthest left.” The rich are in a bubble, and they vote Democratic.
The paper spoke to various activists on the ground, and most who went on the record noted the messaging problem for Democrats, most notably that no one cares about defending democracy when you can’t keep the lights on. The lack of support among the working classes keeps some Democrats up at night, while another concern is getting people animated to vote. The article says the Democrats have a crackerjack get-out-the-vote operation, but talk is cheap (via Inquirer):
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/10/04/in-deep-blue-philly-trump-is-gaining-ground-n2645658
