Is This the Best We Can Get?

Ted Cruz visited Allentown yesterday. Not that I like any of them, but you'd think that front-runner Donald Trump or less-knuckledragger John Kasich would visit the third largest city in the state. With under 96 hours to go, neither of them, or Democrats Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders have been to the Queen City. Lyin' Ted is the best we can get.

For perspective, both Bill and Hillary Clinton have been to Scranton or it's suburbs, as has Bernie Sanders. Chelsea Clinton has even made the visit. Obviously they have all been in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, Erie, and Johnstown are getting some love too. Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton are all getting forgotten. Reading is being left off the docket. Even Scranton's neighbor, Wilkes-Barre, is like a forgotten place. This is not like 2008 much at all.

I do get it. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are actually the most important places in the state for a statewide primary. I get that Harrisburg is our capitol. Past that, i'm sort of lost. Allentown is a considerably bigger city than Scranton. It's residents better fit our party's demographic. Lehigh County and Northampton County are both bigger than Lackawanna County. Luzerne County is much bigger than Lackawanna. Now, if I were a Presidential candidate, I would visit Lackawanna, with it's rich history of electing statewide Democrats, and reputation for strong organizational politics. This isn't an either/or thing.

I'd just make sure I visited Allentown or it's neighbors.