Northeast
Blue Philly working-class voters start leaning toward Trump ahead of election: 'People actually love him'
Working-class Philadelphia Democrats may be planning to vote for former President Trump in November.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday about growing trends among poorer wards and districts in the Pennsylvania city to shift towards the Republican Party despite years of being solidly blue.
One example the report cited included 27-year-old Gabriel Lopez who registered as a Democrat and voted for Hillary Clinton for his first election in 2016. Since then, he changed his registration to Republican and voiced his support for Trump.
“Democrats keep saying [Trump] is going to bring down the economy, but he was already president for four years, and taxes were lower,” Lopez said. “We’re tired of the same politics. We got a different type of guy, and the people actually love him.”
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The article added, “Lopez embodies one of Democrats’ biggest problems in Pennsylvania: working-class voters in Philadelphia, a once reliable voting bloc for the party, have drifted right in recent years. And they’ve been disproportionately affected by rising prices over the last several years, an issue many blame Democrats for.”
Although Philadelphia, which holds 20% of the state’s Democratic voters, may be crucial for Vice President Kamala Harris to win the state, the Inquirer reported the city lost the most Democratic voters out of any city in the 2020 election.
The trend was most pronounced in poorer, less-educated areas with majority-Latino neighborhoods showing the most movement, likely concerned about the economy.
Retired truck driver and registered Democrat Jim Kohn listed that as his top issue.
“When Trump was president, everything was cheaper,” Kohn said. “Now, everything is so sky-high.”
Other Democrats in the area remained optimistic about Harris’ chances, though some understood the growing support for Trump.
“Many of us have people in our families who have gone to jail, or gone to schools that have failed us. We’re not trustful of the government,” Álvarez Febo, a Democrat who plans to vote for Harris, said. “Then you have someone like Trump, who is a liar, and for some people, it’s like, ‘you know something? He’s an honest representation of what we feel.’”
“They’re saying Kamala is going to save our democracy,” Febo added. “That means very little for people who can’t keep the lights on.”
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Some Republicans, by contrast, were very optimistic about a potential political shift in the city.
“When I first started in politics in 1978, the managerial class was Republican — no one votes the way their bosses vote,” 45th Ward GOP Leader Charlie O’Connor said. “Now, most people in the managerial class vote Democratic and no one is voting the way their boss is. So it’s been a flip. Most of the bosses are Democrats and the Democratic Party has become the party of the upper middle class.”
Pennsylvania is considered one of the most competitive states for this presidential election. A Fox News survey found Harris and Trump tied at 49% among likely voters in the state. Trump won Pennsylvania in the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, but lost the state in 2020 to President Biden.
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Vermont
Rare Canada Lynx continues to be spotted in Vermont
A rare Canada Lynx that was first spotted in Rutland County is continuing to be observed in other parts of the state as it travels north. Vermont Fish & Wildlife says the first confirmed sighting was captured this past August, the most recent sighting was in Addison County.
Boston, MA
Boston's trip to Abu Dhabi was a complete success
The Boston Celtics won both games against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi, getting their preseason off to an incredibly strong start against one of the toughest opponents in the NBA. Despite being outside the USA, Boston and Denver played in front of large and engaged crowds.
In a recent article for the Boston Globe, Adam Himmelsbach reported that Boston fans traveled from around the world to be in attendance in Abu Dhabi. During his time with the team, Himmelsbach spoke with numerous fans that had made the trip to see their favorite team playing in the Middle East.
“I think it’s the great luck of my life,” Reant Gumerov, a fan from Tbilisi, Georgia told Himmeslbach. “I am a big Boston fan, and my friends know I watch all the matches and [am] always talking about Boston. I am green, and now I have an opportunity to look at this great show.”
The NBA is an established and consistently growing international brand. Every team in the league has a rabid fanbase outside of the US, with bigger market franchises having pockets of fans in every country around the world. As such, it makes sense that worldwide fans would make the trip to Abu Dhabi to experience a preseason game in the sunshine.
Boston is currently the biggest-name team in the world; that’s what happens when you dominate the league en route to winning a championship.
However, it’s also because of the storied history of the franchise, with legends spanning across multiple generations, ensuring everyone has a head of the Boston Celtics, at least peripherally. The Celtics’ trip to Abu Dhabi was a success. This was not only because of winning both games and getting started on the right foot, but also because it helped raise the profile of the team and the NBA as a whole.
There’s a reason the NBA runs its global games program, and judging by the turn-out at the Etihad Arena, that reason is working.
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Pittsburg, PA
Steelers’ George Pickens called “weak” by Cowboys’ Jourdan Lewis
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens was heavily criticized by Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis after Sunday’s game.
While walking to the locker room after the Cowboys’ 20-17 win at Acrisure Stadium, Lewis sounded off on the Steelers’ third-year wide receiver.
“Pittsburgh need a receiver,” Lewis said, according to a post on X by Bobby Belt of 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “George Pickens is weak.”
Pickens had three catches for 26 yards against Dallas. He was targeted seven times. It was a frustrating game for Pickens, who ripped Lewis down by his facemask after the game’s final play. The two had to be separated by a referee. Lewis then made his way off the field before calling Pickens “weak.”
The 23-year-old Pickens has 23 catches for 310 yards and no touchdowns through five games this season. He is playing 73 percent of offensive snaps, the lowest total in his NFL career.
After the game against the Cowboys, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin explained why Pickens played 34 of 58 snaps, the third most out of the team’s wide receiver unit.
“We just wanted to minimize his reps in an effort to get more productivity,” Tomlin said, according to Penn Live. “We’re just trying to rep manage in terms of the totality of the big picture. He wasn’t less of a focal point in terms of our intentions of what we wanted to do offensively.”
Tomlin added it was about “snap management” and there was no “underlying story,” according to Penn Live.
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