Demstock targets Dems in rural PA

[Deminpenn]

Pennsylvania Dems courting every vote, just like they promised.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2022/08/28/demstock-democrats-vote-bob-casey-john-fetterman-austin-davis-malcolm-kenyatta-venango-county-fairgrounds/stories/202208270056

FRENCHCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Paul Woodburne and his fellow rural Democrats sometimes feel disconnected from their political party while living in deeply Republican areas, worrying about nabbed signs and lost friendships.

That’s why Mr. Woodburne and hundreds of others from across rural northwest Pennsylvania camped out at the Venango County Fairgrounds this weekend for Demstock — an annual convention of sorts billing itself as “all things Democrat.”

“If you’re isolated, you don’t realize what power you have,” said Mr. Woodburne, who leads the Clarion County Democrats. “We’re marginal, but sometimes the margins are what drive the elections.”

The schedule included lighthearted activities such as trivia and stargazing but also a speaker lineup that included U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman, now the state’s lieutenant governor; State Rep. and lieutenant governor nominee Austin Davis; and State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia.

[mopinko]

1. most of the time.

only way it's worked in my lifetime. even a landslide is a landslide cuz everybody turned out.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Certainly a red area but also has a history of militia groups going back many decades.

[FakeNoose]

3. They need to reach out to the younger generation

... like the college kids and recent grads. I'm not sure if this is the way to reach them, because it sounds more like something that appeals to their parents. However it's a great start, and I do know that some liberals/Democrats live in the northwest quadrant. Others live in the cities, but like to spend their summer months hanging out in the woods.

[Deminpenn]

4. Fetterman uses social media a lot

That helps reach younger voters.