Through Sept. 13, Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Pennsylvania 12 times, with most of her campaign stops happening in red counties that supported former President Donald Trump in 2020.
Harris’ mission is to acquaint voters with her qualifications and her views for the future. A September New York Times/Siena poll found nearly one-third of voters don’t know who Harris is.
Both Harris and Trump have focused on Pennsylvania, the swingiest swing state in a tight presidential election. Between the two, they’ve visited the Commonwealth two dozen times, excluding stand-alone visits from the respective running mates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
Earlier this month, Harris landed at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in western Pennsylvania. Johnstown is a small city within Cambria County, which voted for Trump over Biden 68% to 31%. On another stop in Wilkes-Barre, part of Luzerne County, Harris, for the first time, pledged to lower the standards for federal government........