BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Nestled within this quaint region by the Delaware River, among its bright autumn foliage and impressive Halloween decor, is an almost silent battle for the presidency.
Depending on whom you ask, former President Donald Trump is revered or Vice President Kamala Harris is a historic figure who will deliver America from an era of political darkness. Or, for both the Republican and Democratic nominees, the opposite is true, according to someone else. But no matter which party folks belonged to, their answers were noticeably short and everyone was ready to put the campaign behind them.
Costumed children and their parents will go door to door along Washington Avenue in Newtown on Thursday night for Halloween trick-or-treating amid trees bursting in vibrant shades of fall reds, oranges and yellows. They likely will not be discussing the latest campaign news as they dodge the campaign signs for Trump, Harris and local candidates that line the street and clash awkwardly with elaborate porch and yard decorations of witches, goblins and jack-o’-lanterns.
