{"id":2198933,"date":"2024-03-14T08:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-always-groundhog-day-in-pennsylvania-trump-52-biden-48\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T08:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:31:51","slug":"its-always-groundhog-day-in-pennsylvania-trump-52-biden-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-always-groundhog-day-in-pennsylvania-trump-52-biden-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania repeats history: Trump leads with 52%, Biden trails at 48%"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-always-groundhog-day-in-pennsylvania-trump-52-biden-48%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2198933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pennsylvania Poll Shows Trump \u200cHolding \u200cLead Over &#8216;Scranton Joe&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Despite fervent campaigns in Pennsylvania and rallying his &#8220;Scranton Joe&#8221; \u2062persona,\u2063 President Joe Biden <strong>hasn\u2019t\u200d managed to surpass<\/strong> former\u2062 President Donald Trump&#8217;s popularity in\u200b his own birth state.\u2062 <strong>The battle for Pennsylvania<\/strong> sees Trump maintaining the upper\u200d hand \u2063with recent polls\u2062 tilting in his \u200cfavor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    \u2062    In \u200bthe fresh-out-of-the-oven Emerson College Polling\/Hill survey, it&#8217;s \u200cTrump who&#8217;s ahead at 47%, \u200cedging out Biden by 4 percentage points.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Biden&#8217;s Uphill \u2064Battle in Key State<\/h3>\n<p>The figures get\u2062 even more \u2063daunting when considering \u2064voter leanings. Trump breaks the halfway mark, <strong>commanding a\u2064 52%-48% preference<\/strong> among those who are\u200b decided or \u200dleaning towards \u200da candidate.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s \u2062a relentless \u200ctrend\u2014Trump has consistently outperformed \u200cBiden in Pennsylvania in every Emerson poll since November. This doesn&#8217;t bode\u200d well for the Biden team, who clinched \u2062Pennsylvania during the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden\u2019s Pennsylvania Connection<\/h3>\n<p>The president has often\u200d turned to Pennsylvania, \u2064notably Philadelphia, to launch key programs and initiatives. With its pivotal position in\u2063 the electoral\u200d landscape\u2014it was a pivotal state that Trump snatched away in \u200b2016\u2014the stakes are as high \u2064as ever. This state could \u2064once again be the kingmaker.<\/p>\n<h3>Voters&#8217; Discontent<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Biden&#8217;s approval ratings have hit rough \u200bwaters with a 38% approval and a worrying 55% disapproval amongst Pennsylvania voters.<\/li>\n<li>In issues such as immigration and handling \u2064international conflicts \u200clike the Israel-Hamas showdown, Pennsylvanians seem to lean towards Trump&#8217;s approach.<\/li>\n<li>The one \u2062area where Biden seems to \u2064have the edge is the debate over abortion access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Political Engagement: The Trump vs.\u200b Biden Voter<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2062 poll uncovers that Trump&#8217;s base\u2064 is \u2062more issue-focused than Democrats, not\u2062 merely casting ballots against Biden but for \u2062Trump&#8217;s stance on matters of importance to them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>    \u2063 Spencer Kimball of \u2062Emerson College\u2063 Polling notes, \u200d&#8221;There&#8217;s a marked difference \u2063in motivation between Biden and Trump voters. Trump followers back him due \u200bto specific issues,\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-september-15th-2021\/\" title=\"Wednesday | September 15th, 2021\">personal support<\/a> for Trump, or antipathy towards Biden. Conversely, a significant chunk of Biden&#8217;s backers are motivated\u2064 by their disapproval of Trump, while others genuinely support \u2062Biden as their candidate of choice.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rabbi-aryeh-spero-they-not-only-want-to-cancel-trump-they-dont-want-us-to-come-back-like-a-reign-of-terror-during-the-french-revolution-video\/\" title=\"Rabbi Aryeh Spero: \u201cThey Not Only Want to Cancel Trump, They Don\u2019t Want Us to Come Back \u2014  Like a Reign of Terror During the French Revolution\u201d (VIDEO)\">political climate<\/a><\/strong> in Pennsylvania is indicative of \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faced-with-the-horrific-results-of-their-ideas-leftists-are-backpedaling-with-all-their-might\/\" title=\"Faced With The Horrific Results Of Their Ideas, Leftists Are Backpedaling With All Their Might\">broader national trend<\/a>, a <strong>divided \u2064electorate<\/strong> \u2063where the fight for the soul of the nation is closely contested. <strong>The road to the White House<\/strong> runs through Pennsylvania, and as it \u2064stands, the race\u2062 is far from decided.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2062tuned\u2064 for the latest political twists and analysis\u2014because if Pennsylvania&#8217;s mood is any \u2063indication, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-poll-shows-big-lead-for-trump-in-almost-every-battleground-state\/\" title=\"NY Times Poll: Trump Dominates Battleground States\">upcoming elections promise<\/a> to \u200cbe nothing short of riveting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite efforts highlighting his &#8220;Scranton Joe&#8221; origins, President Joe Biden remains behind former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. 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