A CNN focus group member in the swing state of Pennsylvania said she plans to vote for Donald Trump as her “life was better when Trump was in office.”
CNN coordinated a focus group among voters in Erie County, PA, which many consider to be a pivotal battleground in the upcoming presidential election. Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral college votes are essential for both Trump and Kamala Harris if either wants to win the race to the White House, with Erie County notable for being a jurisdiction which could tip the result in favor of either candidate.
All 12 voters were undecided prior to the presidential debate on Tuesday, September 10.
Among them was one woman, who previously voted for Trump and said the debate had convinced her to once again support the GOP candidate.
“I think it’s important to remember that we’re voting for the leader of our country. Not who we like the most, or who we want at our wedding party, but [the candidate] who is actually going to make our country better,” she told the network. “We’re in an incredibly unique situation where we’ve had both of the candidates in office before, and we’ve gotten to see what they would do.”
“When facts come to facts, my life was better when Trump was in office,” she added, noting a stronger economy, lower inflation, and the risk of re-electing Harris to “fix the problems that her administration has caused.”
One part that stood out from the debate was when Harris was asked if voters were better off than when the Biden-Harris administration took office – and replied in length to everything except that question.
Many agreed with the voter on social media.
Others were deeply critical of the Democratic nominee.
