“It’s the economy stupid.”
That quote from Democratic James Carville in 1992 appeared to hold true across the county on Election Night.
Former President Donald Trump is now President-Elect Trump after the Republican beat Democrat, Vice President Kamala Harris in major battleground states like Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia and, most importantly, Pennsylvania.
According to a poll from the Associated Press, exit polling showed that voters in the Keystone State were overwhelmingly concerned about the economy when the went to vote.
43 percent of voters mentioned the economy when discussing the issued that mattered to them most.
20 percent named immigration.
Both the economy and immigration were strong platforms for the GOP during the election cycle.
Other issues named were abortion at 13 percent and health care at 7 percent.