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Pennsylvania, battleground and barometer of a divided America

2020-10-27T20:24:10.106Z


REPORT - In this crucial state, rural areas remain fiercely pro-Trump, as cities and suburbs rally to oust him from power. The White House could be played here, with a few thousand votes.


On Route 982, in Latrobe, in the green countryside of western Pennsylvania, stands a large wooden house, painted in the colors of the American flag, in front of which a silhouette of Trump at least four meters tall smiles at the visitor.

Every day, several hundred US citizens - and up to 1,500 on Saturdays and Sundays - line up there to stock up on “

Make America Great Again

signs, caps

and other attributes of the Perfect Trumpist, distributed free of charge.

To the left of the porch, a figure of masked Biden, descending into his basement and saying

"Sorry no questions,"

laughs the waiting fans wearing their masks.

"The enthusiasm remains massive, it does not stop!",

recounts Leslie Rossi, a pretty 47-year-old Republican brunette with the temper of Pennsylvanian Calamity Jane, owner of the place, who welcomes visitors with their faces… without a mask.

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Source: lefigaro

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