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Joining me via zoom is laura olson to talk about the battleground state in 2020. Lets go back to 2016. Laura pennsylvania is going to be a very close state again. All eyes on pennsylvania. It was pretty unusual change. Democrats had done well. It was a swing state. He was able to flip some democratic areas that had previously supported obama. These were pretty pivotal changes. Since then we have seen trends accelerating. There are some areas in the southeastern part of the state moving towards d...

My guess is well be checking in with you often. Laura olson, who covers politics in washington, d. C. And allentown, pennsylvania. Ning thanks for being with us. Us joining us this morning from north dakota is representative kelly armstrong, congressman from that state, representing also a member of the Judiciary Committee in the house. Well talk about a couple issues this morning. Out a first up, though, congressman armstrong, i want to ask you p e about the story we read earlier today about th...

Be a very close state again. 2016 was a long night. We had a final vote margin of 44,000 votes. All eyes have been on pennsylvania, what will happen here. There was a pretty unusual change because the democrats had done well in the president ial race. The swing state and the republican turnout in the area. He was able to focus on democratic areas that previously supported barack obama. And number of key counties. They were pretty typical changes. Since then, you have seen some friends that have ...

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Provider. Up next, laura olson, for a political newspaper in allentown, pennsylvania. She talks about the 2020 president ial race in the keystone state where President Trump won by less than one half percent in 2016 and now the Political Climate has changed, the polls, and the governments response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is about 10 minutes. Joining me via zoom is laura olson, from the morning call, as we talk about the Battle Ground states in 2020. Lets first go back to 2016. What are...

Olson as we talk about the battleground states in 2020. What are the lessons for democrats and republicans as they gear up for the Fall Campaign . Well, pennsylvania is going to be a very close state. Again, 2016 was a long night. We had a final vote margin in the president ial race of 44,000 votes. He was able to flip some democratic areas that previously had supported barack obama, including the county in our area in lehigh valley. And those were pretty pivotal changes. To the southeast and pa...

Pennsylvania is going to be a close state. Ith the long night we had will be on what is going to happen here. It was unusual change because democrats had done well. Trump was able to get republican turnout in the rural areas. He was able to get some areas. Tic areas, key then we have seen some trends going on and accelerating. The suburban areas around and in local elections democrats have picked up local races. The delegation did not have any women previously. That was a boost to the democratic...

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