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Pennsylvania

FakeNoose

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9. Don't forget that our closed primaries are part of the reason

Reply to Deminpenn (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 10:32 AM

Oct 22

The Repukes LOVE to mess up our Dem primary races. But the only way they can do that is to register as a Democrat. Once they've done their nasty business, pretending to be Dems for a few months, they go back to being Repukes again.

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Final PA voter registration stats [View all] Deminpenn Oct 22 OP

127k unaffiliated voters. Wonder if a lot of those were young people arlyellowdog Oct 22 #1

Unfortunately, the registration stats don't show a breakdown Deminpenn Oct 22 #3

Ok that's impressive work! arlyellowdog Oct 22 #7

If only that were true, Deminpenn Oct 22 #11

Yes, Beaver County has been trending red for twenty years. John1956PA Oct 22 #2

It makes sense, the demographics are generally Deminpenn Oct 22 #4

And a lot of landowners who got money from fracking. n/t John1956PA Oct 22 #8

Yet there's a surprising amount of opposition Deminpenn Oct 22 #10

Yes. Companies learned to locate these polluting plants along riverbanks such as this one is. John1956PA Oct 22 #12

Actually, Kerry was the last Dem to win it. Self Esteem Oct 22 #5

Thank you for the correction. I did not recall the red edges in 2008 and 2012. n/t John1956PA Oct 22 #6

Don't forget that our closed primaries are part of the reason FakeNoose Oct 22 #9

Stopped by our local Dem county HQ Deminpenn Oct 23 #13

Update as of 10/28/24 Deminpenn Oct 29 #14