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A Tale of Two Swing States

Candid conversations with two former “Blue Wall” governors—Democrat Jim Blanchard of Michigan and Republican Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania—about which way their states will swing, why this year is no 2020, and the work they’ve done to Trump-proof the results.

Jim Blanchard
“The social media traffic suggests that there’s even more discussion about holding up the election, that it’s going to be rigged no matter what, and that they’re going to be more active in trying to stop a count if it’s not one they like.,” Blanchard said. Photo: Joshua Roberts/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
November 5, 2024

This week, on the eve of the election, I sat down with two former governors from two “Blue Wall” battleground states—Jim Blanchard, the Democratic governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991, and Tom Corbett, the Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015—for a frank and compelling conversation about what Americans can expect after their ballots have been counted. Both states, after all, are battlegrounds in more ways than one. Yes, they’re potential must-wins for the Harris and Trump campaigns on the warpath to 270. They’re also more likely than not to become ground zero for whatever lawfare Mar-a-Lago is cooking up.