When asked to describe Pennsylvania, Washington political consultant James Carville, who helped elect Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey and U.S. Senator Harris Wofford, once declared that the state was “Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between.” …
But the past may no longer be prologue for Pennsylvania. Indeed, much recent polling in the state strongly suggests a long-term dynamic shift is underway in public opinion, especially among younger Pennsylvanians–a shift that may foreshadow major changes in Pennsylvania’s political culture. [cont.]
G. Terry Madonna & Michael L.Young