BENSALEM, Pa. — The presidential candidates and their surrogates are making closing arguments and they have one major topic in common: Donald Trump. Voters in this crucial swing state said they have heard enough and have taken sides.
Digital billboards with Vice President Kamala Harris’ name printed over the Liberty Bell and others for Trump promising “jobs for Pennsylvania” dot Interstate 95 from Philadelphia to this working-class town about 20 miles north. In the more conservative southern tip of Bucks County along the Delaware River, Trump yard signs easily outnumbered ones for Harris — although a local union hall’s grounds were lined with signs touting the Democratic nominee, with one proclaiming: “Union families for Harris!” A man who wanted to be called only Jonathan laughed while tending bar around midday Monday at a national chain restaurant when a Roll Call reporter explained his assignment and asked for recommendations on where to chat with voters. “I mean, I’m not so sure they’re going to be fine with that.
Maybe they will, but I don’t know, man,” said Jonathan, who didn’t disclose his preference in the presidential race but said he would be glad when the political TV ads end. The reception Monday from some residents was indeed chilly here in a county won by Hillary Clinton by 1,988 votes in 2016 and President Joe Biden by 17,345 votes in 2020. Residents are used to visits by national politicians.
Several people declined to be or were un.
