Andrew Seidman

Democrats are in a much better position than they were in 2011, when Republicans held the legislature, the governor’s office, and a majority on the state Supreme Court.

When Donald Trump narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, some political strategists believed it was an aberration. The 2020 election showed Trump’s coalition in Pennsylvania was no fluke.

The result doesn’t change how deeply divided Pennsylvania is. If anything, it only highlights those divisions.

Pennsylvania Republicans are going all in on President Donald Trump’s false election claims.

Torsella, a Montgomery County Democrat who had aspirations for higher office, has conceded.

Here’s what changed from last time, and made the difference in the state that put Biden over the top and won him the White House.

Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania was fueled in large part by winning an overwhelming majority of votes in the Philadelphia suburbs. But his gains in the suburbs did not lift his party down-ballot.

Biden also has other paths to victory even without Pennsylvania, as he holds on to an advantage in Nevada and overcame Trump’s lead in Georgia.

Nationally, several incumbent Democratic House members were defeated, and efforts to unseat Republicans came up short.

For instance, preliminary results Tuesday night showed a slight lead for Trump in Chester County, but an updated count Thursday now has Biden up by more than 50,000 votes.