GOTV has been in Delaware County for over 30 years. Even today, it can seem like the easternmost suburb of North Braddock. Adjusting wasn't strenuous; demographics were similar. Western PA boasts an even richer ethnic mix than Delco, but there was enough in common to make GOTV comfortable. Economics are similar too, though GOTV feels this corner of the state could do with more unions. However, there was and is one significant difference – politics.
Allegheny County remains strongly affiliated with Democrats. The County Council, made up of two at-large and 13 district-based members, much more frequently than not is dominated by those on the left. GOTV attributes this to both economics and topography. The landscape of Allegheny County resembles a series of islands of boroughs and towns. Hills and rivers in the County reinforce that metaphor, as does the income level of most residents. In other words and to return to metaphor, Allegheny County has no analog to the Main Line.
Which is why GOTV prefers western PA, people-centered politics to eastern, and, therefore, John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro to Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano.
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