How Pennsylvania Became the Most Consequential Swing State

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—With its 19 electoral votes dwarfing any other swing state, Pennsylvania is perhaps the most critical battleground in the fight for the Electoral College. Whoever wins the Keystone State this year appears likely to become the next president. It’s part of the “blue wall”—which also includes Michigan and Wisconsin—that has voted for a Democratic candidate in every presidential election for 20 years before candidate Donald Trump snatched them in 2016. Trump lost all three to candidate Joe Biden four years later. Pennsylvania’s industries, its population demographics, and its regional geography all make the state critical to win in the presidential election, political experts told The Epoch Times....