State government and politics reporter

Sam Janesch

Sam Janesch is The Sun's state government and politics reporter. Before joining The Sun in 2022, he worked as an investigative reporter at The Caucus in Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and Penn State University.

In this combination of photos taken in Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event, Aug. 18, 2024, in Rochester, left, and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event

More Americans lean Republican than Democrat. What that means for the presidential election is uncertain.

October 1, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

More American voters have recently said they lean Republican than lean Democrat — a first for this stage of a presidential race.

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