Turn up the PA: the last in our swing-state series
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The Economist
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🗓️ 1 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Our series concludes with an examination of the state with the most electoral-college votes: Pennsylvania. It is practically a must-win for either candidate—and it is on a knife-edge. As more and more people become influencers, fame is becoming more fickle and the entire economics of influencers is shifting (10:43). And how Gen Z is resurrecting goth culture (17:25).
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