Meet the Man Who Handed Trump Pennsylvania and Helped Save America from a Kamala Harris Presidency

He began as a local hero who cleaned up the litter-strewn streets of several major cities. He ended up being one of the biggest heroes of the 2024 election — a man who many are crediting with saving America from a Kamala Harris presidency.

If you haven’t heard the name Scott Presler yet, sometime between now and Inauguration Day, you will. And you’ll hear it a lot. Presler — known as “The Persistence” on X — became an unlikely folk hero when his tireless efforts to turn Pennsylvania red for Donald Trump worked — and worked spectacularly.

And far from being a politico in the mold of James Carville or David Axelrod, Presler is simply a Trump fan and concerned citizen who worked his tail off and may have helped tip the presidency.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Morristown, New Jersey

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Catholic University of America

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English, Spanish

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American Politics, World Politics, Culture

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