Polarisation by education is remaking American politics

DEPENDING ON the place precisely you end up, western Pennsylvania can really feel Appalachian, Midwestern, booming or downtrodden. Regardless of the place, nevertheless, this a part of the state feels just like the centre of the American political universe. Since she grew to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris has visited Western Pennsylvania six instances—extra typically than Philadelphia, on the opposite aspect of the state. She’s going to mark her seventh on a visit on October 14th, to the small metropolis of Erie, the place Donald Trump additionally held a rally just lately. Democratic grandees flit by means of Pittsburgh recurrently. It’s the place Ms Harris selected to unveil the main points of her financial agenda, and it’s the place Barack Obama visited on October tenth to ship encouragement and gentle chastisement. “Don’t simply sit again and hope for one of the best,” he admonished. “Get off your sofa and vote.”