Philly Suburbs A 'Bellwether' In 2016 Presidential Election: New York Times

It's no secret Pennsylvania is a critical swing state in this year's presidential election and the media is already focusing its attention here in advance of Nov. 8.

A piece published in Friday's edition of the New York Times features several suburban Philadelphia voters. It is here, the report explains, where Trump needs to win if he wants to carry the state.

The story, titled "Donald Trump’s Missteps Risk Putting a Ceiling Over His Support in Swing States," profiles numerous local voters as they consider who to vote for in the upcoming election.

The Philadelphia suburbs, the New York Times reports, are a "bellwether" in this year's election.

Donald Trump's campaign has said it believes the state's demographics are favorable for him to win here, but all the recent polling indicates Democrat Hillary Clinton is currently favored in the Keystone State.

Local voters who talked to the New York Times say Trump's recent incendiary comments, including perceived hints of violence against Hillary Clinton and calling President Obama the founder of ISIS, are becoming a turnoff.

“I liked that he was politically incorrect. But now I feel, enough already,” Trish Grove told New York Times reporter Patrick Healy at a diner in Bucks County.

“America’s role in the world matters to me, and I don’t want a president who yells at other people,” Richboro resident Adam Woldow told the publication. Woldow said he voted Republican in the last two elections, according to the report.

Other local residents interviewed in the piece say they strongly support Trump.

Mariann Davies, Doylestown lawyer and Trump supporter, told the New York Times she believes the Republican's popularity will rise ahead of Election Day.

“He’s talking about the issues everyone is pussyfooting around,” Ms. Davies said in the article.

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Meanwhile, recent polling in Pennsylvania gives Clinton double digit leads. An NBC/WSJ/Marist poll released this week gives her an 11-point edge. Polls released this week by Susquehanna and Quinnipiac both have the former secretary of state up by 10 points.