This Party Had A HUGE Influx In Registered Voters In Key Battleground State

In the four years since Donald Trump’s monumental victory in the 2016 presidential election, Republicans have amassed nearly seven times more registered voters than the Democrats in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Republicans have gained almost 198,000 registered voters since 2016, while Democrats are lagging behind with just 29,000 additional voters. The Republican’s biggest net gain comes from western Pennsylvania’s Westmore, Luzerne, and Washington counties.

Democrats claim to not be too concerned about this increase but in 2016 there was a rise in three critical areas across Pennsylvania, including Erie, Luzerne, and Northampton counties, with attributed to Trump beating Hillary in the state by less than one percentage point.

Many party officials give President Trump the credit for this triumph and believe Republicans have benefitted from his in-person campaigning while Biden opted for a more virtual approach.

Democratic analysis firm TargetSmart CEO Tom Bonier claims that the Republican’s success is due to lagging date. He told reporters that Democrats have signed up nearly 415,000 new voters compared to only 282,000 for the Republicans.

Lawrence Tabas, the leader of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, told Politico that Democrats are just trying to make excuses.

“If I were them, I would say that I think voter registration is some sort of a lagging issue. You would, too,” he said “Having this additional edge of newly registered Republicans from the Democratic base, these are people who are going to vote in November. These people are committed.”

Regardless, this year’s election is going to be different from any we have seen before dut to a lack of polling worker, a global pandemic, an economic recession, and all the risks that come with the recommended vote by mail system.