Centre County Elections Board stats show that "conservative" voters could reverse the long-standing drift toward progressivism.
Official county stats:
Party Voters Percent
Democratic 43374 43.98%
Green 273 0.28%
Libertarian 476 0.48%
No Affiliation 14431 14.63%
Republican 38173 38.70%
Other 1905 1.93%
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Total 98632 100.00%
Voters who could potentially vote "conservatively":
Libertarian 476 0.48%
No Affiliation 14431 14.63%
Republican 38173 38.70%
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73080 53.81%
This does not include Democrats who have lost "hope" in "change they can believe in." Therefore, though we cannot expect to garner all conservative voters from the Republicans, Libertarians, and Independents, disgruntled Democrats would likely more than compensate.
I believe what is needed is education if we are to capitalize on this opportunity.