Is Pennsylvania drifting towards solid GOP?

[PragmaticPopulist]

Highly doubt it. SW PA, like neighboring WV, is losing population, while the Philadelphia metro is growing. Also, Bush lost PA by just 2.5% in 2004, and 4 years later, Obama won it by a whooping 10.32% by wiping the floor in eastern PA and nearly breaking 60% in Erie County. Meanwhile, most of SW PA was swinging towards the GOP.

[PragmaticPopulist]

Yes, we all know the logic of Atlas Republicans - Once a state votes Republican even by 0.5%...it is officially safe R for the rest of time.

And George Bush won New Mexico by 0.79% or 5988 votes. Four years later, Obama won it by over 15%. So that must mean PA is going towards Safe R.