Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) shifted blue in 2020 to help propel Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to victory in PA. The local Democratic county committees worked tirelessly to get out the vote and ensure that their constituents could vote safely in 2020. Lean Left VT is supporting local Democratic activists in four of the critical counties of NEPA: Luzerne, Pike, Monroe and Northampton. Funding these volunteer committees can go a long way in supporting voter registration, down ballot candidate support and general voter support.
The 2020 shift is tenuous and must be expanded if Democrats are to retain the Governorship and flip the open PA Senate seat in 2022. We also need to flip some competitive seats in the state legislature. Although Democrat Matt Cartwright was re-elected to represent NEPA in Congress, it was by only 3%. That narrow margin of victory coupled with redistricting has made his seat a Republican target in 2022.