In Pennsylvania, local and national groups are working to ensure thousands of new Americans can vote

Some of the most important races of the entire 2022 election are in Pennsylvania, including the U.S. Senate race between Democratic lieutenant governor John Fetterman and long-time New Jersey resident and diet pill huckster Mehmet Oz. New data shows that tens of thousands of newly naturalized citizens in the state are eligible to vote in time for this race, and could be critical in other races as well.

This potential voting bloc of new Americans numbers more than 85,000, a coalition of local and national organizations said this week. In a testament to what a critical role these potential voters could play, President Biden’s margin of victory in the 2020 race was just over 80,000.

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