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Behind the scenes in a Swing State

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Pictures from the periphery of presidential politicking in Pennsylvania

Television staff in the spin room at the Convention Center wait for the completion of the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris Sept. 10, 2024.
Television staff in the spin room at the Convention Center wait for the completion of the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris Sept. 10, 2024.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

Pennsylvania is not only the biggest electoral-vote prize among the battleground states, but it was the tipping-point state in the the two previous presidential elections. In 2020 and 2016 the electoral college was decided by less than one percentage point in the commonwealth, so both the Democratic or Republican campaigns have spent days and dollars here.

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