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Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in
several swing states

Pedestrians walk past the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Associated Press

By MARK SCOLFORO and north of Philadelphia, win- regulatory oversight and re- into state legislative battles. Donald Trump. In others, they
DAVID A. LIEB ning by margins of 515 and turned more power to states. Nearly 5,800 legislative seats are trying to distinguish them
Associated Press 76 votes, respectively, out "State legislatures will deter- in 44 states are up for elec- from the top of the ticket.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — of more than 30,000 ballots mine the rights and freedoms tion this year. The top targets Biden sought to rebound
Two swing districts in a swing cast. we have and the direction include a half-dozen states from a poor debate per-
county may very well decide Their races this year are our country takes. The stakes where control of a cham- formance by campaigning
which party controls the among a few dozen nation- couldn't be higher," said ber is in play — Arizona, in Wisconsin and Pennsylva-
House in the swing state of ally that could determine Daniel Squadron, co-founder Michigan, Minnesota, New nia. But his political problems
Pennsylvania, one of sever- party control in state capi- of The States Project, which Hampshire, Pennsylvania have led some Democrats
al where pivotal legislative tols and, ultimately, who sets recently announced a $70 and Wisconsin. to suggest he should step
battles are playing out in the public policy on such con- million effort to aid Demo- Most of those states also are aside and raised concern
shadow of the presidential tentious issues as abortion, cratic legislative candidates presidential battlegrounds. In that down-ballot Democrats
campaign. guns and transgender rights. in certain states. some cases, national politi- also could suffer if discour-
Democrat Brian Munroe and The contests are particularly All told, groups aligned with cal groups are trying to link aged Democrats choose not
Republican Joe Hogan were important due to recent U.S. Democrats and Republicans legislative candidates to the to vote.
elected nearly two years ago Supreme Court decisions are planning to pour a cou- fortunes of President Joe Bi-
to their seats in the suburbs that have weakened federal ple hundred million dollars den and former President Continued on Page 2