'In good shape': Harris gets lead in swing state county with major historical significance

Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a strong lead in several swing state counties, one of which typically go the way of the nation, according to a CNN analysis.

Pennsylvania voters in Erie — a "bellwether county" that can go red or blue — had gone for Harris over former President Donald Trump at a split of about 59 percent to 40 percent as of 9:20 p.m., CNN analyst John King reported Tuesday night,

"[It] doesn't mean the person who wins Erie County will win the commonwealth and win the presidency," King said, "but that's what happened in the last several presidential elections."

These were preliminary findings, King noted.

In nearby Northampton County, Harris was again ahead with 60 percent of the vote to Trump's 40 percent, King reported. Biden "just barely" carried the county in 2020, said King.

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Lehigh, the county likely to respond with anger to Trump's Madison Square Garden rally and the anti-Puerto Rican jokes made there, was once again showing strong for Harris, King said.

With 20 percent of the vote in, Harris had claimed 62 percent to Trump's 37 percent, King said.

Biden won the county with 53 percent of the vote in 2020, said King.

"If the vice president can over-perform Joe Biden in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania," said King, "she's in good shape."

Harris' margin was slimmer in Berks County with 50.9 percent to Trump's 48.2 percent, said King. The county went for Trump by 53 percent in 2020.

"If you're the vice president of the United States, you're keeping an eye on this one," said King. "If you can keep this blue, your chances to win the commonwealth improved dramatically."

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