Promote Joe Biden in Pennsylvania

Democratic delegates defy Corona, Republicans and voter apathy

Volunteers knock on doors to persuade voters to vote for their candidate.

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Representatives of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party are challenging Republican harassment, voter apathy, and housewives' fear of the Corona virus, in their latest effort to attract votes for Joe Biden, in a state that has turned into a battlefield, and their candidate has guaranteed victory for the presidency.

"It is a crucial time," says Juniper Lever (43 years), while she is carrying out her electoral activities with two other women under the rain showers, confirming as she knocks on the door of an apartment on the 11th floor to win over the remaining voters who have not decided yet: "We are overcoming all obstacles before us." .

Lever continues with colleagues Heather Lipkin and Jaime Sai as they wander the streets of Coblay, a small town in the Lehigh Valley, in eastern Pennsylvania, which lies within the historic "rust belt".

Lehigh Valley is a swing zone in Pennsylvania, which President Donald Trump won in 2016 by nearly 44,000 votes, making it now critical to him to boost his re-election prospects.

Trump also won the first round, in the Lehigh Valley, four years ago, while Hillary Clinton won the second, making her rating "purple" instead of the Republican red or Democratic blue.

"We are split evenly between Democrats and Republicans," Lipkin, 47, explains.

The margins are very small, so every vote counts. ”

In their campaigns, the two presidential candidates targeted the industrial states belt, or the "rust belt", where the old steel mills and their cement kilns are still visible.

On Monday, Trump organized a rally in the main city of Allentown, while the husband of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris met supporters there, last Wednesday.

And do not forget Lever, Liebkn, and Say, on their tour of voters, wearing face masks, as well as blindfolding their heads with the slogan "Biden - Harris 2020", as they base their work on a list of 97 addresses, which they must knock on their doors and speak to their owners.

The list details the names of the homeowners, their ages, and their affiliation with either party.

Alongside the names of some, the unaffiliated "Yu" appears, and the three delegates must try to persuade them to vote for Biden.

Governor's responsibility

“He (Trump) did an amazing job on the economy,” says Mark Hartman, 40, who blames the Pennsylvania Democratic Governor for closing his bar during the height of the epidemic.

And everything was booming before the Corona virus. ”

The delegates also encountered the 28-year-old Elector Christine Vargas, who said that she would vote for Joe Jorgensen from the small "Liberation" party, saying that Trump and Biden "are both hateful".

Female volunteer delegates move quickly, but fail to win over two residents who say they see no benefit in voting.

"This is the most disappointing thing," says Lever.

The "Covid-19" pandemic has reduced the task of knocking on doors to attract voters throughout the United States, and Lipkin said, "Now, we rely increasingly on phone calls."

And anyone over the age of 70 would hang flyers on their door, rather than endanger them.

"The (Covid-19) pandemic has made people not respond to those who knock on their door," Lipkin says, adding: "We cannot talk to as many people as possible, but we are still active."

The focus of women is on making sure every registered Democrat knows how to vote, amid the confusion over early voting and mail voting.

Democrats here hope Biden's roots, which go back to nearby Scranton, will help attract white employees.

"We're trying to convince the voters, who might be moderate Republicans," says 48-year-old.

Silent majority

Trump arrived at the White House with a heavy boost from undecided voters, who had supported him in large numbers in major states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.

"The group of hesitants is small, now, compared to what it was four years ago, and the chances of this group of influencing the choice of the president appear to be less," said Christopher Porec, professor of political science at Mullenberg College in Allentown.

A short distance away, where the Republican Party offices in Lehigh County, the regulator, White Monty, is confident that a "silent majority", concealing their desire to vote for Trump, will re-elect the billionaire.

"This is a workers area, and Trump was the first to go to them," he says.

Polls show Biden is ahead of Trump, nationally and in Pennsylvania.

But in Coplay, the Democrats take nothing for granted and remain under the shock of Trump's "rebellion" in the 2016 polls.

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