It seems to me that Western PA is decidedly Democratic. In Pittsburgh, Erie, and Philadelphia in the east, it is more than a 3-1 Democratic advantage. However, in the center of the state Repubs have us soundly beaten.
Huh? Bush got 42% in Allegheny County and 46% in Erie County. That, by far, the best a Republcan has done here since Reagan won with 43% and 51%, respectively, while winning the rest of the country with 59%.
So Super - when are the Pittsburgh Republicans (what few there are) going to finally rise up and merge the city with Allegheny County? I lived there a while back and remember talk of that among the local GOP, it always seemed like a good idea to me given how screwed up the city was fiscally. I hear it's even worse these days.
