How Taylor Swift’s hometown could influence the 2024 presidential election

Driving northwest from Philadelphia, you can’t… get it off your chest who have entered Trump’s country.

He road It is filled with homemade Donald Trump signs while an electric billboard displays the name of the Republican presidential candidate.

But if you head to Reading and Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, suddenly Kamala Harris posters start popping up all over town.

There are neighbors with signs on their lawns facing each other, supporters of the vice president living next to others who support the former Republican president with their political leanings on display.

The state is considered the biggest battleground in 2024, with 19 electoral votes up for grabs, and Berks County could also be in play. Plus, it happens to be the hometown of superstar Taylor Swift.

The 34-year-old megastar was born in West Reading and lived in the county throughout his childhood, first moving to Wyomissing before heading to Tennessee as a teenager to pursue his music career.

Swift’s childhood in eastern Pennsylvania has been an inspiration or reference point for some of her biggest hits. Now, her hometown could play a major role in deciding the future of the country come November.

Berks County has been trending red in presidential elections for several cycles, but the entire election potentially being decided in Pennsylvania is Nothing new.

President Obama won Berks County in 2008 by nearly 16,000 votes, before it became a… problem For Democrats.

In 2020, Trump won by more than 16,000 votes, slightly smaller than the nearly 18,000 votes he won the county by in 2016. Mitt Romney won by less than 1,000 votes in 2012.

But in the midterms, voters were willing to split their votes to elect Democrat Josh Shapiro as governor by about 6,500 votes, while Republican candidate Mehmet Oz won the county in the Senate race by 6,600 votes, leading some to believe Everything has changed and the county is more garnet.

Now that August slipped away from us And with campaign season now in full swing, DailyMail.com has found that people in Swift’s hometown are paying close attention considering the key swing state. reputation.

Several voters said they are trying not to cause bad blood with those around them and have avoided talking about politics altogether.

One woman told DailyMail.com that she is the only Democrat in her Republican district and feels uncomfortable speaking out about her support for Harris.

But he also admitted that Pennsylvania’s rejection of Trump is his The wildest dream.

But there were others brave by sharing his thoughts on the delicate political issue in a gorgeous Autumn afternoon, where all one needed was an old favorite cardigan Keep warm.

Tanja Carlisle of Reading is a Democrat who will vote for Harris in November.

She likes what the vice president has said about addressing rising food prices, helping first-time homebuyers, border security, negotiating Medicare drug prices and women making their own decisions “when it comes to their own bodies.”

Carlisle said he believes people in the community are paying more attention than ever now that democracy is at stake.

“I think Kamala would be the best candidate for 2024,” Carlisle said.

Renee Riddle agreed. She said she doesn’t want to see America ever Getting back together with Trump.

“I think he only cares about the rich and doesn’t really care what’s going to happen to the rest of us,” Riddle explained.

For her, the most important issues are women’s rights and the protection of health insurance benefits.

But Republican James Van Buren of Wyomissing said that The former president is your man.

“I think Donald Trump has a good record for what he’s done and what he stands for,” she told DailyMail.com.

“I don’t know if I’ve heard much about what Kamala Harris is going to do and what she’s actually done while she’s been vice president,” she added.

For Van Buren, the most important issues are the economy and immigration.

“I don’t think they’ve done anything that they’re legally required to do to control our border,” he said of the Biden administration.

While polls show only a moment in timeThe latest numbers reveal that none of the candidates are Out of the woods In the Keystone State, the Real Clear Politics average shows each candidate tied at 47 percent.

No Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania since Harry Truman in 1948.

Advertising spending shows that both campaigns know too good It’s going to be a cruel Last sprint in the state.

Democrats already have $75 million in ad bookings in Pennsylvania for the final two months before Nov. 5.

Republicans have $68 million in reserves, according to AdImpact tracking. The state has the highest advertising spending of all the swing states.

But while Berks County voters may disagree on who should be elected to the top of the ticket this fall, they do agree on one thing: Swift is untouchable even as he makes his statement of support in the highly contentious presidential race.

The singer announced on social media Tuesday that she will support the vice president for president.

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 presidential election,” he wrote.

He said: “I have done my research and I have made my decision. The research is all yours and the decision is yours.”

Swift signed her post as ‘The Childless Cat Lady.’