PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Gov. Josh Shapiro held a rally in Northwest Philadelphia on Sunday, campaigning for his reelection ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
He was joined by Mayor Cherelle Parker and other Philly elected officials at the Finley Recreation Center in Mt. Airy.
Affordability was the main issue discussed at the rally, with Shapiro directly calling out what he calls the “chaos, cruelty and corruption” of the Trump administration, focusing in particular on points like the tariffs imposed on Canada.
“We paid $2,100 more because of these tariffs. One thousand dollars more for fuel because of the war,” Shapiro said. “That means each of us are paying a $3,100 chaos tax in America today because of Donald Trump.”
Those figures appear to stem from estimates calculated by Senate Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee and Moody’s economist Mark Zandi.
At the rally, affordability was also the issue at the top of many voters’ minds.
One rallygoer, Ron McAllister, said feeding his family of five has become increasingly difficult over the last few years.
“I was paying like $800 a month,” he said. “Now I’m up to like $1,200 a month in grocery bills. That’s huge, that’s a lot of money.”
Curtis Archie, another voter, lives on Social Security, and said his tightened checkbook has forced him to make sacrifices.
“I have to make a decision if I’m going to the pump or the grocery store. But I never do both,” Archie said. “Very frustrating.”
Polling stations will open at 7 a.m. on election day, Tuesday, and accept voters until 8 p.m. Anyone still waiting in line at polling stations at 8 p.m. must be allowed to vote.
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The governor was joined by Mayor Cherelle Parker and other local officials
The governor was joined by Mayor Cherelle Parker and other local officials
