Pa. primary elections: What it tells us about the presidential election in the battleground state

On the day after the primary, we discuss what the results may tell us about the upcoming general election. We’ll look at the uncommitted vote, Trump's legal battle, and more.

Air Date: April 24, 2024 12:00 pm

Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Proposals to let independent voters cast ballots in party nomination primaries passed a Pennsylvania House of Representatives committee Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, raising the prospect that changes could pass and take effect in time for next year's presidential contest. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

A day after the Pennsylvania primary, we dig into the results and what they tell us about the November election. We start the hour off with WHYY’s politics reporter Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, who will talk about the results, turnout, and the uncommitted vote.

Then we turn to our political roundtable to discuss the issues driving voters, the enthusiasm gap this election, and how the Biden and Trump campaigns are playing out in the Keystone state. Will President Biden’s handling of the Gaza war hurt his prospects? How are Trump’s legal troubles playing out in our battleground state. We’re joined by Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, Anthea Butler, professor of American social thought and religion at the University of Pennsylvania, and Vince Galko, Republican political strategist and senior vice president at Mercury Public Affairs.

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