In Pennsylvania, a key state in the American presidential election, Democrats and Republicans neck and neck

Less than three months before the American presidential election, Pennsylvania is swinging between Democratic and Republican votes.

In the United States, Kamala Harris is doing well in the polls, facing Donald Trump – the promise, no doubt, of a close election, less than three months before the presidential election. In this final stretch, both camps are concentrating their forces on the famous “swing states”this handful of states that will decide the outcome of the election. This is the case of Pennsylvania, won by Donald Trump in 2016 then taken back by Joe Biden in 2020 and where voters, more than elsewhere, are forced to get along and live side by side.

This presidential election, John, a big guy in full work, thinks about it every day. He voted for Trump twice but could now change sides: “Right now, I haven’t made my choice but I’m leaning towards the Democrat side. I come from a Catholic family and we have strong values. What will it say to the world if we put a convicted felon in the White House? It’s the highest office there is. Trump and all his nightmarish problems with the law. We’d still be laughed at.”

In front of the adjacent porch, a sign “Trump / Vance”. It’s Thomas who laughs and swears that he will change his neighbor by November 5: “Kamala Harris chose her running mate to attract voters. Let’s hope people don’t let themselves be fooled. I like that Trump is in power, everyone is afraid of him, it’s good to have a leader who takes responsibility. Not that I’m sexist but we need a man. Trump will win but here it’s always tight between Democrats and Republicans.”

In this suburban suburb, undecided Democrats and Republicans rub shoulders: barely a thousand votes gave Biden victory in 2020. It’s Trump’s turn, assures Mike, a die-hard Republican: “He’s going to take Pennsylvania back one way or another. It’s the most important state. Let’s just hope they don’t cheat like they did in 2020 because we need America back. If we don’t vote for him, America is over.”

One time the blues, one time the reds, Zeena, a democrat, loses the thread a little but doesn’t hold it against any of her neighbors: “A lot of people have changed their minds and don’t like Donald Trump anymore. At the same time, you also see a lot of Trump signs in Pennsylvania. That’s just the way it is, everyone has the right to think what they want and I don’t have a problem with my neighbor if he has a different opinion.” And everyone in Bethlehem seems to have this certainty: the presidential election will be played out at home, in Pennsylvania. In 2020, it took four days for Joe Biden’s victory to be declared there.