NAZARETH, Pa. — This is a town capable of changing its mind. A white working-class Democratic stronghold in the green hills of Pennsylvania Dutch country, Nazareth voted twice for Barack Obama before flipping to Donald Trump in 2016 and helping to deliver him the state — and the White House.
Now that Trump is facing a likely impeachment vote before Christmas, just about everyone here has a strong opinion about whether Congress should oust him, if you bother to ask. But don’t expect a debate about Ukrainian quid pro quos at the local diner. Or the bar. Or the hair salon.
What would be the point? With Trump, the battle lines were drawn long ago. Residents of this swing town in a swing state, where everyone knows who’s on which side, say impeachment has done nothing to shift them. … “Most people are retreating to their corners,” said Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. CONT.
Griff Witte, Washington Post