Voters headed to the polls to cast their ballots for Pennsylvania’s primary election

(23 Apr 2024)
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Bristol, Pennsylvania - 23 April 2024
1. Various of people voting at a polling station Bristol, Pennsylvania
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Lenaha, Bristol resident:
“Okay, I voted for Donald Trump, Donald J. Trump, and I voted for him the last time. It was very, very disappointed because he did an excellent job. And, I would vote for him again and again.”
3. Various of polling station
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Lenaha, Bristol resident:
“I'm praying then that It's going to be fair. As long as it's fair, that they don't pull any fast things, I think that he will do good job.”
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania - 23 April 2024
5. Various of exterior of a polling station in Doylestown
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Campbell, Doylestown resident:
“I voted for Biden today in the presidential primary. And, the reason for my vote is, for, you know, preserving democracy, his economic policies and his policies on reproductive rights.”
7. A voter walking out from a polling station
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Campbell, Doylestown resident:
“I think it's an important election. I think they all are. I think this one in particular, we've got to, got to keep, keep Trump out. I, I like Biden. I think he's done a good job. I wish we had two different candidates to choose from, but the ones that we have or what we have, and, I'm happy to vote for Biden.”
9. Various of campaign signages outside a polling station
STORYLINE:
Voters headed to the polls across the state on Tuesday to cast their ballots for Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary election.
It’s a prelude to the November general election, when the commonwealth is expected to once again play a critical role in the race for the White House.
Further down the ballot, voters also selected nominees in competitive primaries for Congress, the state legislature and three statewide offices.
Biden clinched the Democratic nomination and Trump clinched the Republican nomination on March 12, and neither faces serious opposition on the primary ballot.
Nonetheless, both presumptive nominees have campaigned in Pennsylvania in recent days with their focus more on the November election and each other than on Tuesday’s vote.
Voters in suburban areas like Bristol and Doylestown, Pennsylvania trickled into polling places through out the day.
86-year-old Bristol resident Joyce Lenaha said that she supported Trump in the previous two elections and emphasized the importance of a free and fair general election.
A Democrat from Doylestown, Mike Campbell, shared his hope for different presidential contenders from the last general election but said he is willing to support Biden for his economics, and reproductive rights policies.
Experts said Pennsylvania again will play a pivotal role in the upcoming presidential election in November as the state is politically divided and has a sizable number of electoral votes up for grab.
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