In This Bellwether County, Pennsylvania Is Up for Grabs, Once Again

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Allegheny, like neighboring Ohio, is a quintessential example of post-industrial America, to which Trump successfully appealed on the promise of tariffs to revitalize manufacturing and local jobs.
51% : " Davis's view stands in contrast with most other Republican officeholders nationwide, who praise the administration's efforts to down size or shut down agencies it identified as unnecessary or excessive, such as the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Agency for International Development, amid record national debt.
48% : But with Trump's moves to restructure the federal government, the impact of federal policies on the state is top of voters' minds.
45% : If they win control of the House, Republicans intend to focus on energy issues -- specifically by withdrawing from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade system that imposes a price on energy producers for carbon emission.
28% : The announcement of tariffs has been followed by higher grocery prices nationwide and stock market volatility -- upon which Democrats have seized to criticize Trump.

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