Dems Wooing Irish Americans

With Brexit negotiations heating up, and Britain threatening to disregard their agreement with the EU, the Democrats have seized an opportunity to win over Irish American voters in the USA.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became a household name in Ireland overnight, when she said that there would be no trade deal between Britain and the USA, if Britain threatened the Good Friday Agrrement.

And it's no wonder that this International peace treaty between Ireland and Britain is so important to Americans, afterall it was Democrat President Bill Clinton who oversaw much of the process.

Bill Clinton pictured with political leaders (L-R) Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin), John Hume (Social Democratic and Labour Party), David Trimble (Ulster Unionist Party).

Irish Americans care much for their ancestral homeland, and many stay somewhat up to date on Irish affairs. Following on from the positive reception that Pelosi's speech received, Joe Biden has now decided to capitalise on this momentum gained with the Irish American community. He echoed the statement of the House Speaker and now looks set to improve his support with Irish Americans.

There are few places that you can go in the USA where there isn't a significant number of Americans with Irish heritage. Though stereotypically Irish Americans are pigeon-holed into Boston, New York, and Chicago, they are literally all over the place.

While the Irish American vote is significant in the North-East, these are safe blue states. It is actually in competitive states with less of an Irish American population that their vote becomes far more important for Biden's campaign.

Irish Americans may not have massive numbers in Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, or Arizona, but they have enough to have an impact on their states Electoral College results. Joe Biden has certainly moved in the right direction to getting enough Irish support to push him over the line in these states.

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