[baldfat]

A) People thought it was in the bag. I live in PA and it was a 6 to 8 point lead.

B) Seriously heard and had emails saying that there would be Trump supporters watching our polls (I live int he third largest city in PA)

C) Very little enthusiasm for Hillary compared to the Super Star Status of Trump.

D) People don't understand that the Democrats had little national power besides the White House and didn't take the election seriously

E) Facts and truth was thrown out the door so there was little to no dialog between the parties. The demonizing of Democrats was unreal. People really believe Hillary is a Satan Worshiper and that Obama is secretly helping ISIS.

[smoyer]

I live in the third largest city in PA (when there's a home Penn State football game) and I agree whole-heartedly with your points. Since State College is surrounded by rural areas, it was clear that the excited voters (as a potential measure of which people will head to the polls) were for Trump.

I find it a bit ironic that there are protests against Trump in the cities as for years, the cities in PA have determined how the state voted. In an election where the rural constituent was finally mobilized, it's like they're throwing tantrums because they didn't get their way.

As a US citizen, I have to trust the system and believe that, while I didn't vote for Trump, he's exactly what the people want. I don't like his rhetoric but I do understand the anger of the "common man", who's watched policy driven by the self-appointed elites drives them from the middle class.

Until now they haven't stood a chance - corporate money buys policy and ensures increasing corporate profits while making the former middle class poorer. I won't say that there's not a race war going on, but I believe that part of the problem is that there's an underlying class war simmering out-of-sight.

[baldfat]

YOUR THE 4th size city still :) The Penn State community boasts that during home games at State College the stadium is the 4th largest city by "population" in the state. It follows Philadelphia (1,517,550), Pittsburgh (334,563), Allentown (118,032), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Stadium

I worked the polls for 5 hours. I asked everyone going in to the gym to play basketball if they voted. I got two responses from the players. A) "Of course I voted" B) F* that B

The majority of the white voters were for Trump and would vocalize there displeasure with Hillary.

[smoyer]

Yes ... the stadium itself is the 4th largest city. State College Borough itself has around 40k residents and there's obviously overlap between those residents and those sitting in the stadium. I've heard estimates that there are 15k people that show up just to tailgate on nice days (that seems high to me). In any case, it's an interesting statistic.

Note that Allentown is relatively safe from State College ever passing it as the Borough itself is small and mostly developed. There are 5 surrounding townships that actually contain most of the area's population.