This reminds me of when Dr Oz went to a COGIC in PA when Shrek was nowhere to be found. I don't know why it's so hard for people to campaign in Black areas- ppl as in Dems. Some think they deserve our vote and shouldn't have to do anything to get it. 🙄🙄 Oz and Rogers suck tho.
Issues · social media and polls
What Pennsylvania is mad about
From Oct 18–24, Pennsylvania posts on X were loudest about cost of living (561 posts), data centers (496) and electric bills (485). Of the skill-game posts about Pennsylvania, 46% want the machines back and 14% back the ban. In the polls, 71% of voters favor regulating and taxing skill games, and 79% oppose a data center in their own community.
These are loud voices, not a sample of voters. X posts come from keyword searches over a 7-day window. Facebook, Reddit and Instagram items were scraped with Apify from selected pages and r/Pennsylvania. Every tone, stance and blame label comes from one AI model per item, and no human checked them.
Posts and comments labeled
4,965
4,337 judged to be about Pennsylvania
Platforms
4
X, Reddit, Instagram, Facebook
Loudest local topic
Cost of living
561 X posts, Oct 18–24
Angry or negative
55%
Of 817 Pennsylvania X posts
Skill-game posts wanting them back
46%
Most blamed: Shapiro
Favor regulating and taxing skill games
71%
Franklin & Marshall, Jun 8–14, 2026
Struggle to pay utility bills
57%
Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026
Oppose a data center nearby
79%
Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026
How loud each issue is
3,200 X posts across 14 local topics in 7 days. Cost of living led, with 561.
X posts per topic, Oct 18–24
Bars are the 7-day total; the line is posts per day. Oct 24 is a partial day. The muted rows (crime and guns and immigration and ice) match many national posts that only mention Pennsylvania in passing, so their totals overstate local anger and are left out of the total above.
- Crime and guns mostly national1,619
- Immigration and ICE mostly national1,575
- Cost of living561
- Data centers496
- Electric bills485
- Roads and Turnpike253
- Transit (SEPTA, PRT)205
- Vape ban193
- Gas prices193
- Minimum wage169
- Property taxes153
- Medicaid and hospitals149
- Marijuana123
- Skill games104
- Schools and vouchers99
- State budget17
Counts are the X API’s 7-day counts for each topic’s keywords combined with a Pennsylvania term.
Tone, stance and blame
55% of the 817 Pennsylvania X posts the model labeled are angry or negative.
Tone of Pennsylvania posts
Property taxes posts are the angriest: 64% angry or negative. Transit posts are the calmest, at 41%.
- Angry
- Negative
- Neutral
- Positive
- Property taxes (94)
- Vape ban (130)
- Skill games (98)
- Data centers (238)
- Electric bills (182)
- Transit (75)
Who gets blamed
Vape ban: state legislature, 35% of posts. Data centers: data center companies, 30% of posts. Skill games: Shapiro, 24% of posts. Cells are the share of each topic’s posts that criticize the target; a post can blame more than one.
| Topic | Shapiro | state legislature | data center companies | Republicans | local government | Democrats | Garrity | utilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill games (98) | 24% | 24% | · | 6% | · | 5% | 8% | · |
| Vape ban (130) | 17% | 35% | · | · | 2% | 3% | · | · |
| Electric bills (182) | 9% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 4% |
| Data centers (238) | 16% | 4% | 30% | 23% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% |
| Property taxes (94) | 20% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 22% | 9% | · | 1% |
| Transit (75) | 17% | 8% | · | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% | · |
Where posts stand
Property taxes posts are the most one-sided: 63% angry about taxes. Electric bills posts are mostly news or neutral (80%). News and neutral posts are included, so the shares show how much of the conversation is advocacy.
Data centers (238 posts)
Electric bills (182 posts)
Vape ban (130 posts)
Skill games (98 posts)
Property taxes (94 posts)
Transit (75 posts)
The loudest voices
The most-viewed angry or negative post reached 29K views.
The angry or negative Pennsylvania posts on X with the most views, three per topic. Quoted as posted. Accounts are named only when they belong to an organization, campaign, official or outlet, or when the post passed 10,000 views.
Electric bills
Pennsylvanians are making it clear: They don’t want fossil fuel-powered data centers driving up their electric bills and polluting their air.
Big Tech’s data center boom is driving up power demand while Pennsylvania families face higher electric bills. Democrats want more solar, more battery storage, and guardrails that make Big Tech pay its fair share.
Skill games
Big Protest happening in Pennsylvania. Bigger than No Kings BS! Businesses are refusing to sell lottery tickets bc Shapiro took skill games out of our veterans VFW, Legion, etc Halls! Why? Taxes! During the debate @GarrityForPA was comfortable with a “cap” for veteran halls.
Looks like Stacy Garrity is getting some late money from the skill game lobby. The PAC is for the Pennsylvania Amusement and Music Machine Association, which represents the distributors of a number of bar games (like pool tables or jukeboxes but also skill games.)
75% of Garrity's money came from two $2 million checks linked to skill game distributors -- one from the amusements association PAC, plus $2 million from Pittsburgh vending executive John D. Conley. More TK.
Property taxes
My elderly neighbor in philly lost her home that way. She had done everything right, budgeted properly and had a pension...but when property taxes went up dramatically, she couldn't stay. I'd never wish that on anyone.
While Josh Shapiro caters to radicals in New York and California auditioning for 2028, your property tax bill keeps climbing, and gas prices keep rising. Josh Shapiro doesn't care about us. He just wants a paycheck while he runs for president.
I'm really sick of generational bigotry. I'm a boomer, and I've been hearing people say this all my life. Most were not boomers. A problem is that property taxes keep going up to pay for incompetent government projects, as public schools too frequently are. In Philly, even
Data centers
or not. PA does not need Tech Bros / Media Controlling / Unregulated AI/Data Center Oligarchs controlling us. I don’t agree with all of the Democratic agenda - I was (their definition) “Cancelled” by the woke. But, Democrats have believed for nearly 100 years in The Big Tent
Northpoint faces massive losses after Pennsylvania residents reject $10,000 per resident bribe to allow construction to move forward on data center. Keep in mind, those losses are millions of dollars for a smaller speculator, not billions. It. Would have been a major data
Pennsylvanians are making it clear: They don’t want fossil fuel-powered data centers driving up their electric bills and polluting their air.
Vape ban
holy fuck they banned vapes in pennsylvania my time has come. it’s over for me
She was a drug addict dealing with drug addict shit normally I don’t give a shit about this but doing this on the same day PA is statewide banning vapes is fucking suspicious what bad timing looks like she was paid by tobacco lobbyist just like the PA governor disgusting
Adults decide for ourselves whether we vape, smoke, or sit at a machine and gamble. Period. Josh Shapiro is flashing exactly who he is…. someone who thinks he gets to run your life and if he gets re-elected, watch him tighten the screws even harder.
Transit
Pennsylvania citizens can never ever forget @GovernorShapiro doesn’t work for you, he works for unions, George Soros, big pharmaceutical corporations, @SEPTA The Pa Gaming industry, @Chobani and anyone else who will write him a check for political influence. Vote accordingly!!!
Tracy Pennycuick basically doesn’t even think her constituents need SEPTA. @PASenateGOP hates Southeast PA and kicking them out means PA will fund mass transit. @ChrisThomasPA
Septa in philly made me miss the pat bus, i was stressed lmaooo
Across platforms
Pro-Garrity items outnumber pro-Shapiro ones on 6 of 6 platforms, including Shapiro's own Facebook pages (68% to 20%).
Where each platform stands
Share of each platform’s Pennsylvania posts and comments on each side. On skill games, Reddit (r/Pennsylvania) is the only place where ban supporters outnumber people who want the machines back. Facebook comments are split by the kind of page they were left on, since who comments depends on whose page it is. Rows with fewer than five items are left out.
Skill games: wants them back vs supports the ban
- Wants them back
- Supports the ban
- Neither
- Facebook: skill-game industry (96)
- Facebook: other pages and people (314)
- X (98)
- Facebook: politicians and party pages (310)
- Facebook: news and local pages (559)
- Facebook: Garrity camp (98)
- Reddit (r/Pennsylvania) (108)
The vape law: against the law vs supports the law
- Against the law
- Supports the law
- Neither
- Facebook: news and local pages (17)
- X (130)
- Reddit (r/Pennsylvania) (42)
The governor's race: pro-garrity vs pro-shapiro
- Pro-Garrity
- Pro-Shapiro
- Neither
- Facebook: politicians and party pages (312)
- Facebook: Shapiro camp (104)
- Facebook: other pages and people (175)
- Facebook: Garrity camp (216)
- Facebook: news and local pages (467)
- Instagram (18)
X posts and Reddit and Instagram items were labeled by a local Qwen model; Facebook items by Claude. Reddit is r/Pennsylvania threads.
Facebook reactions
Likes are 73% to 84% of reactions on every topic.
How people reacted to Facebook posts, by topic
Angry and sad reactions run highest on electric bills (8%) and skill games (7%). Laughing reactions run highest on governor's race (13%). Shares of all reactions on the relevant posts found by keyword search and on Pennsylvania news pages.
- Angry
- Sad
- Haha
- Love
- Like
- Electric bills (4.2K)
- Skill games (23.4K)
- Data centers (4.9K)
- Governor's race (23.9K)
- Property taxes (1.1K)
- Transit (465)
| Governor's race | 153 | 629 | 82 | 3,042 | 17,773 | 2,409 | 23,935 |
| Skill games | 176 | 1,176 | 531 | 2,127 | 18,383 | 1,201 | 23,418 |
| Data centers | 70 | 214 | 29 | 546 | 3,670 | 448 | 4,907 |
| Electric bills | 61 | 298 | 22 | 426 | 3,092 | 370 | 4,208 |
| Property taxes | 31 | 27 | 3 | 76 | 937 | 76 | 1,119 |
| Transit | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 392 | 63 | 465 |
How reliable the labels are
Every tone, stance and blame label on this page was assigned by a single AI model. No human checked them. Treat them as a rough sort, not a measurement.
Claude and Qwen labeled the same Facebook items
The two models agreed on stance for 77% of 3,740 items (kappa 0.70) and on tone for 76%. They agreed least on stance for property taxes (kappa 0.40) and electric bills (kappa 0.42). Both used the same instructions. Kappa corrects for chance: above 0.6 is substantial, above 0.8 near-perfect. A sample of disagreements showed Qwen giving stances and blame to comments that take no side, so the Facebook figures here use Claude’s labels. X, Reddit and Instagram still use Qwen’s.
| All items | 3,740 | 100% | 76% | 77% | 0.70 | 77% |
| Skill games | 1,379 | 100% | 75% | 67% | 0.50 | 75% |
| Governor's race | 1,266 | 100% | 77% | 86% | 0.75 | 79% |
| Data centers | 359 | 99% | 82% | 85% | 0.72 | 76% |
| Electric bills | 304 | 98% | 74% | 69% | 0.42 | 75% |
| Property taxes | 241 | 98% | 66% | 61% | 0.40 | 67% |
| Transit | 164 | 100% | 83% | 99% | 0.60 | 92% |
| Vape law | 27 | 100% | 89% | 85% | 0.71 | 80% |
Who each model blamed
Qwen named Shapiro as a target 743 times to Claude's 562. Qwen names a target more often than Claude for most targets. Number of items each model said criticize each target.
- Qwen
- Claude
- ShapiroQwen 743, Claude 562
- state legislatureQwen 292, Claude 173
- DemocratsQwen 200, Claude 138
- data center companiesQwen 128, Claude 58
- casinosQwen 120, Claude 65
- GarrityQwen 98, Claude 108
- local governmentQwen 88, Claude 32
- Trump or federal governmentQwen 81, Claude 70
- RepublicansQwen 65, Claude 71
- PA Supreme CourtQwen 36, Claude 15
- utilitiesQwen 29, Claude 25
- Attorney GeneralQwen 4, Claude 5
What the polls say
79% oppose a data center in their community and 71% favor regulating and taxing skill games.
| Question | Result | Poll | Sample | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favor regulating and taxing skill games | 71% | Franklin & Marshall, Jun 8–14, 2026 | 546 registered voters | Up from 60% in 2024 |
| Support limiting cell phones in schools | 89% | Franklin & Marshall, Jun 8–14, 2026 | 546 registered voters | — |
| Find it very or somewhat difficult to pay utility bills | 57% | Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026 | 501 registered voters | — |
| Oppose a data center being built in their community | 79% | Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026 | 501 registered voters | — |
| Name the economy as the most important problem facing PA | 31% | Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026 | 501 registered voters | Data centers and AI: 6%; roads: 5%; education: 4%; immigration: 4%; health care: 3% |
| Rate Shapiro's job excellent or good | 47% | Franklin & Marshall, Aug 17–23, 2026 | 501 registered voters | 47% fair or poor (a stricter scale than approve/disapprove) |
| Approve of Shapiro's job as governor | 63% | Quinnipiac, Oct 1–5, 2026 | 1,159 likely voters | 30% disapprove |
| Haven't heard enough about Garrity to have an opinion | 44% | Quinnipiac, Oct 1–5, 2026 | 1,159 likely voters | 22% favorable, 32% unfavorable |
| Oppose a skill games ban | 50.5% | Cygnal for PA Taverns and Players Assn. (industry), Jun 2024 | 600 voters | Industry-funded; 28.7% support a ban |
Read the posts
3,545 Pennsylvania posts and comments, filterable by topic, platform, stance and tone.
Quoted as posted, cut at about 260 characters. Items the model judged not to be about Pennsylvania, exact repeats and items under 20 characters are left out. X accounts are named only for organizations, campaigns, officials, outlets and posts with 10,000+ views; Facebook items show the page, and personal profiles are not named. Facebook and Reddit items span Sep 20 to Oct 25.
3,545 items match. Showing 1–15.
The majority of vaping products are now illegal to sell in Pennsylvania after a new law went into effect at midnight.
🎯🎯🎯 HELP IS ON THE WAY!!! Harrisburg under Josh Shapiro and his Democrat majority in the House of Representives has FAILED on skill games. Stacy Garrity for Pennsylvania will fix it. 🔥🔥🔥 Have you made your plan to vote yet? See critical links in comments.…
The US is restarting three nuclear reactors offline for years as AI data centers drive massive electricity demand. The Palisades plant in Michigan, Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, and Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa are…
Josh Shapiro killed Skill Games in Pennsylvania. Chip in to help us bring them back! ➡️ https://secure.winred.com/garrity-for-pa/saveskillgames
Many people have no idea... Stacy L. Garrity (born May 17, 1964) is an American politician, businesswoman, and former United States Army Reserve officer who has served as the 79th treasurer of Pennsylvania since 2021. A Republican, she defeated incumbent…
BREAKING: I’m taking historic action to protect PPL customers from higher energy costs and hold data center developers accountable for their energy use. Pennsylvanians shouldn't have to pay higher electric bills because data center developers plug into the…
Pennsylvania agriculture is a core part of who we are in this Commonwealth. Think about it — we have over 48,800 farms across Pennsylvania that grow and supply the same food that feeds our families every day. There’s nothing more important than that. When I…
Hundreds of skill games have been removed from Pennsylvania bars and social clubs. Businesses and community organizations are concerned about declining income.
Just met STACY GARRITY. CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF PA!!! VOTE RED STACY GARRITY!!!
Josh Shapiro turned his back on Pennsylvania’s small businesses and Veterans organizations to sell out to his donors in the casino industry. Josh Shapiro may not think they’re worth fighting for, but I do. #GarrityRichey
If you want your skill games back LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT! VOTE GARRITY ON NOV 3RD!
Pennsylvania Continues To Fall Behind Under Josh Shapiro HARRISBURG, PA – For nearly a year, Pennsylvania State Treasurer and Republican candidate for Governor Stacy Garrity has repeatedly taken Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) to task for his administration’s…
Did you know that you can get a Shapiro for Governor yard sign for free? We’re entering the final month of this campaign, and we need all hands on deck as we race through the finish line. If you haven't grabbed your free sign yet, head over to…
Many thanks to Governor Shapiro for stumping in Johnstown! This election is critical and re-electing our caring governor is important to protect our state from the overreaches of the current and criminal presidential administration. Governor Shapiro has my…
I was honored to be in a room filled with hardworking, passionate Pennsylvanians who care so deeply about their communities and the future of our Commonwealth. A special thank you to Jill and Shannon Cooper for graciously hosting me and bringing everyone…
How this was built
X. Post counts are the X API’s 7-day counts for each topic’s keywords combined with a Pennsylvania term, Oct 18–24. For six topics, up to a few hundred recent posts were pulled and labeled by a local Qwen model with tone, stance and who the post blames. X users skew toward the politically engaged.
Facebook, Reddit and Instagram. Scraped with Apify: Facebook posts and comments from selected news, campaign, party and issue pages plus keyword search, r/Pennsylvania threads, and Instagram comments. These are the pages we chose, not a random sample. Reddit has no like counts in this scrape.
Labels. Claude labeled the Facebook items; Qwen labeled X, Reddit and Instagram. Each item has one label from one model, with no human check. The models miss sarcasm and posts that mention Pennsylvania in passing. In a 10-post spot check of the X labels, 8 were right; one spam post and one out-of-state post slipped through. Posts judged not to be about Pennsylvania are left out of the tone, stance and blame figures.
Much of the data-center and electric-bill conversation is campaign messaging from both parties, not only individual voters. Downloads and scripts are on the data page.