During the 2024 election cycle, Pennsylvania is receiving considerable attention because of its importance as a battleground state. In fact, the state is now being deemed the “biggest prize.”
The biggest prize on the board right now and the most important piece of Democrats’ firewall against Trump. A combined $211 million of White House-focused messages is set to air in Pennsylvania alone, according to Axios’ analysis of ad spending, and it’s the one state where there’s relative parity in spending.Democrats’ campaign and super PACs are set to cover $109 million of it while Republicans’ efforts will power $102 million in the window between the end of the GOP primary and Election Day, both sides hoping to snag the state’s 19 electoral votes. Put plainly: it’s a rare fair fight where Republicans are matching Democrats’ ad spending, and it’s the most expensive sandbox for either party.Polling, too, shows a fierce fight. Trump is ever-so-slightly ahead there by about 2 points, but well within the margins of error in the surveys.
With this in mind, it is little wonder that an X-post published by the Pennsylvania Department of State warning about not having actual results on Election Night is sparking concerns.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wonders why Pennsylvania can’t manage the count quickly.
To be fair to the PA Department of State officials, they may not have meant the presidential race. After all, on November 5th, many state and local races will be on the ballot. As is usually the case, the margins on some of those will be thin, and all the mail-in ballots will need to be counted – and perhaps recounted – before a final winner is declared.
However, the stench from the 2020 election and how it was handled still permeates the air. Many are very upset with this announcement. So, if the officials aimed to assuage voters’ fears, they very much missed the target.
The best way to counter fear is to fight. And by fighting, I mean getting enough votes to ensure the count is over the margin of cheating.
With this in mind, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of The Persistence, Scott Pressler. He is moving to Pennsylvania, and diligently working on getting out the vote.
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