Bad News for Biden in Pennsylvania

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Bad News for Biden in Pennsylvania

No one knows Pennsylvania and heartland voters like Salena Zito. In her recent column, she talks to Democratic voters and breaks down why President Biden can’t afford to lose a single voter in Pennsylvania. Biden's grip on the state is tenuous, with middle-of-the-road suburban Democrats expressing disillusionment over rising crime and other issues. Zito writes that many registered Democrats are considering voting against Biden due to concerns over social policies and international conflicts. Biden's narrow victory in 2020 relied heavily on support from Black voters, but recent surveys indicate waning enthusiasm.

More from Zito on American Greatness:

Chris Borick, a political science professor at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, says the reality is that neither Trump nor Biden have much of a margin of error in this evenly divided state.

“It’s hard to imagine large shifts in the electorate short of a historic event,” Borick said. “Biden has a number of weak links in his coalition, and while many of his 2020 voters wouldn’t flip to Trump, the lack of enthusiasm for Biden can translate into some voters taking a pass on the election or taking a flyer on a third-party candidate.”

Rayfield isn’t the only part of the Biden coalition that is detaching from the president, who won the state by a single percentage point in 2020. A large chunk of that support came from Black voters, 92% of whom chose Biden.

Muhlenberg’s survey of voters in Pennsylvania in late December showed Biden only garnering the support of 52% of people of color, while Trump was earning a solid 29%, an eye-popping number for a Republican presidential candidate.

The survey also showed that 65% of registered voters in Pennsylvania don’t believe Biden deserves to be reelected.

RELATED: Why Democrats are losing minority voters (Washington Examiner)

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