I fail to see this thing with PA trending right. The fastest growing areas in the East are trending Dem. The slowest, or even negative growth areas in the west of PA are the most GOP.
I thought I've heard that Pittsburgh is one of the new bright spots in the country during this recession due to a modest, but noticeable resurgence of higher skill jobs in the city.
Still a negative population growth area. It seems that area has the capacity for only so many jobs and many of the union Dems and their decendants moved onto other states such as Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas. I was surprised at how many Steelers fans there are in NOVA and Myrtle Beach.
