Woo hoo! Erie County, PA just flipped back to blue

[democrattotheend]

Hillary lost this county by 1.5 points in 2016, a dramatic shift from 2012, when Obama won it by 17 points. On election night, it was looking like Biden was doing even worse than Hillary there, but as of a few minutes ago, CNN now has it very light blue, with Biden leading 49.8-48.8. 94% counted, so he won't come close to Obama's margin in 2012, but I'm happy to see that county and Northampton back in our column.

Now it looks like the only county Hillary won that Biden is losing is Monroe, and I'm guessing Biden will flip that too once all the votes are counted. Bigger question is whether he can win back Luzerne, which I believe is the only other Obama 2012-->Trump 2016 county in the state. Right now Biden is down 56.8-42.2 with 95% counted, so it's a major longshot, but he's already doing better than Hillary did there.

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Good on Erie.

[DeminPennswoods]

2. Trump's done in PA, then

Like the story of the tortoise and the hare.

[regnaD kciN]

3. Isn't Erie considered a "bellweather" county...?

[Tanuki]

4. In retrospect....

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