Why Harris is going all-in on Pennsylvania—and why I believe she’ll be a very different kind of Democratic president.

Latino support for Donald Trump has plummeted back to where it was eight years ago, erasing all the gains the GOP had made. In just two minutes, Tony Hinchcliffe accomplished what Democrats hadn’t been able to do in eight years.

Trump’s support among Hispanics has nosedived from 40% to 30%. The MAGA rally touched a nerve, and Hispanic voters are responding with fury. The final set of polls from Pennsylvania shows Harris reaching the critical 50% mark in the state, buoyed by support from various groups.

If you look at where the Harris campaign is focusing its efforts, Pennsylvania stands out. It’s as if a political volcano has erupted there. Democratic volunteers from across the country have flooded Pennsylvania and the Midwest. In Pennsylvania alone, over half a million doors were knocked on every day over the past few days. The Harris campaign has doubled down on Pennsylvania.

Why still PA. Why now?

Let us turn the clock a little bit.

Sometimes, the Democratic party feels as misguided as a rock. Take Florida, for example. Between 2010 and 2020, the state’s population grew from 18.8 million to 21.5 million, with the Hispanic population increasing from 4.2 million to 5.7 million. Yet, as Florida became more Hispanic, it also became more Republican.

Some argue that the GOP’s emphasis on faith and family appeals to Hispanic voters, while others suggest it’s the GOP’s “horses for courses” approach, which tailors strategies to the various subdivisions within the Hispanic community. But nothing is as effective as the GOP’s economic resentment politics targeting working-class Americans. That’s the part of the country where populism really starts to resonate.