A trip to one of the last toss-up districts

访问最后一个摇摆选区的其中之一

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-10-01

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Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley has one of this election cycle's last remaining toss-up districts. Latino voters make up a majority of voters in Allentown, and both Democrats & Republicans are trying hard to make inroads. We talk to voters about what they're weighing before voting, and about the messages each party is sending in the area. This episode: voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt, and politics reporter Stephen Fowler This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Pennsylvania is always an important swing state in elections,

  • and the Lehigh Valley is a part of the state both Republicans

  • and Democrats are fighting to win, mainly because it's one of the only real toss-up districts left.

  • Today on the pod, let's head there and let's see what's going on.

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Ashley Lopez.

  • I cover politics.

  • I'm Barbara Sprint.

  • I cover Congress.

  • I'm Stephen Fowler.

  • I cover politics.

  • Barbara, you recently traveled to a part of Pennsylvania that I love.

  • It's known as the Latino Corridor, the Latino Belt, whatever you want to call it.

  • For folks not familiar, can you tell us about what this part of Pennsylvania is like?

  • Yeah.

  • So I was primarily in Allentown, Bethlehem area, really interesting cities.