A Republican councilman for Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County says that the shy Trump vote is real and could be significant in his state.
So-called shy Trump voters, or voters who do not publicly support President Donald Trump yet intend to cast ballots for him anyway, were thought to be one of the reasons that Trump beat most professional predictions and won the presidency in 2016. The same phenomenon is at work this election, though it remains to be seen whether it is enough to push Trump to victory over Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York traveled to Pennsylvania to investigate how many such voters may be hiding their votes because of reputation, fear of backlash, or any other reason. One county councilman said “at least a dozen” elected Democrats were planning on casting votes for Trump.
Biden’s elusive position on the future of the oil and gas industry has become a consistent target of attack by the Trump campaign. The industry is a key element to Pennsylvania’s economy, and Biden, as well as his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), have at times said that they favor ending fracking.
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04.26.2024