The lead, although comfortable, is down roughly five points from where it was in February.<\/p>\n
It wouldn\u2019t be the first time Garrity unseated an incumbent Democrat. Her rise to statewide office in 2020 came after she defeated Treasurer Joe Torsella by roughly 53,000 votes \u2013 the first Republican to do so in nearly three decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During Garrity\u2019s successful bid for reelection in 2024, she broke a Pennsylvania record for most votes received<\/a> in a statewide election, which was previously held by Shapiro in his 2022 gubernatorial victory.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n And this time, Garrity has Trump’s backing, who appeared with her at a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 30. Calling herself a \u201cstrong ally,\u201d Garrity touted that hers was among the first campaigns the president endorsed this year.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe he’ll win, and he’s expected to win, but I hear things about Stacy, and I’m hearing some poll numbers that are very good,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Although Trump won the state\u2019s 19 electoral votes in 2024 over Vice President Kamala Harris, polls show majority of Pennsylvanians disapprove of his recent job performance.<\/p>\n Fifty-eight percent disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of his job as president, while 39% approve, and 3% had no opinion. The latest poll is slightly worse than February\u2019s survey<\/a>, which showed 40% said they approved of Trump\u2019s job performance, while 55% disapproved.<\/p>\n Shapiro, for his part, took a more subtle dig at the president\u2019s global relations, saying that he believes strong national defense relies on secure foreign allies.<\/p>\n \u201cI get candidly, I get a little bit concerned when our administration pokes their finger in the eye of our allies,\u201d he said. \u201cThat undermines our ability to innovate, and it undermines our ability to be stronger with our national defense and to have a deterrence that is going to protect the American people and protect our interests abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.\n <\/p>\n \n Error! There was an error processing your request.\n <\/p>\n Get Our Free Newsletters <\/p>\n Never miss a headline with NorthcentralPa.com newsletters.<\/p>\n Sign Up Today!<\/p>\n Morning Headlines:\u00a0Would you like to receive our daily morning newsletter?\u00a0<\/p>\n Afternoon Update:\u00a0What’s happening today? Here’s your update!<\/p>\n Daily Obits:\u00a0Get a daily list straight to your email inbox. Keep your news local<\/p>\n Access to independent, local news is important, do you agree? <\/p>\n We work hard to deliver timely, relevant news, for free. 100% of your contribution to NorthcentralPa.com goes directly to helping us cover news and events in the region.<\/p>\n Thank you for saying that local news matters!<\/p>\n
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