Battleground to watch: Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania is heavy on Electoral College votes and could hold the keys. Outside the blue-leaning cities, the rural parts of Pennsylvania lean heavily Republican. Its 19 Electoral College votes could determine who ends up president.

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00:00Welcome to Pennsylvania, one of the original 13 states of the USA, it might also be today's

00:23biggest prize.

00:24It was here at Independence Hall in Philadelphia that the Declaration of Independence and then

00:34the Constitution were signed in the 1700s.

00:40What is Pennsylvania famous for, do you think?

00:42Oh it's everything, the Constitution, all the historic parts of it, brotherly love,

00:49all of that, all of that.

00:50We love people, we love, that's why I stopped talking to you, I'm going to be, might be

00:54a little late now but that's okay.

00:59As well as it's history, Pennsylvania is known for it's food, it's a huge producer of America's

01:05pretzels, there's a theme park here dedicated to chocolate, but Philadelphia is famous for

01:11the cheese steak, beef, cheese, melted onto a roll, bon appetit.

01:23It's the big cities like Philadelphia that lean heavily towards the Democrats and helped

01:28Joe Biden to win the state where he was born in 2020, but outside these blue urban bubbles

01:34is a sea of red and Pennsylvania is expected to be one of this year's closest contests.

01:41It's hugely important, Pennsylvania, yeah, it makes a big difference.

01:47It's exciting in a way because we get to decide who's going to be the president.

01:57Pennsylvania has the fifth highest population in the country and it's worth 19 electoral

02:02college votes, meaning this state could decide the election outcome.

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02:19I'll see you in the next video.

02:20Bye.

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