NEWS ANALYSIS: Pennsylvania’s GOP sweep boosted by driver’s license change

(RealClear Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania is on its way to becoming a red state.

In 2024, for the first time in modern history, more Republicans voted than Democrats in a Pennsylvania presidential election. Republicans delivered a dramatic margin of victory for President Donald Trump, which spared the nation the agony of a protracted recount.

Even more auspicious results for the GOP happened down ballot. In what was unimaginable to most pundits, for example, GOP challenger Dave McCormick beat the odds to defeat three-term U.S. Sen. Bob Casey by a close, but decisive margin. Meantime, the red wave catapulted a Republican rising star, Dave Sunday, to the attorney general’s office, which Democrats have controlled since 2008. Incumbent GOP state treasurer Stacy Garrity won re-election by netting the largest number of votes in Pennsylvania history.

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