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5. Berks County Experience
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:18 PM
Nov 5

Berks county is about 50 miles NW of Philadelphia in SE PA. Trump was about +16k votes in 2020. Republicans are +10k in voter registration.

I was in line for 2.5 hours.

In my precinct there were a lot of folks in line with Trump clothing. One person wore a safety vest in reference to the Garbage debacle; folks working in landfills or collecting trash usually wear safety vests and reflective clothing. Also, there were a lot of people who weren't sure of the voting location, and they were wearing Trump stuff. I was number 495 and voted a little after 1 PM. The lady said there were about 1,500 registered voters at my polling site. In 2020, Trump was +390 in my precinct. If I were to hazard a guess, total votes will exceed 1,200 and I expect Trump will win the majority and have at least the same net or maybe more when all is said and done.

Overall, my experience was pretty bad. The longest wait I've ever experienced voting. There were a lot of Trump supporters in the line I stood in and the ones near me didn't appear to have voted in any other recent elections. These were the low propensity voters Republicans have been talking about. At least in my area, they seem to be responding (based on their clothing and vehicle decorations) to Trump's message. Not that there weren't any ,La folks, just not as many that I noticed, which was what I expected.


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