Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE has chose to base his presidential campaign in Philadelphia, the largest city in a key Rust Belt state crucial to any path to victory.
“We’re proud to anchor our campaign in the birthplace of American democracy,” Biden’s campaign manager, Greg Schultz, said in a statement.
ADVERTISEMENT
“Philadelphia is a thriving city and a testament to the American spirit, built by the ingenuity and tenacity of ordinary people who did extraordinary things,” he added. “Its storied history and celebrated diversity will serve as an inspiration for Team Biden, and is the ideal setting to continue our fight for the soul of this nation.”
Biden will hold a rally Saturday in the City of Brotherly Love, his campaign said.
Pennsylvania, along with Michigan and Wisconsin, will undoubtedly emerge as one of 2020’s most competitive battlegrounds after President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE bucked a decades-long blue streak and won the state in 2016.
Senior advisers to Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign are reportedly concerned about the president’s chances for reelection in Pennsylvania after his narrow victory there by less than 1 point.
Biden, who hails from the Keystone State, has angled his campaign’s appeal toward winning back white working-class voters who traditionally voted Democrat but supported Trump over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE. He has played up his Scranton roots early on during his White House bid to suggest he understands the struggles of America’s blue-collar workers.
The former vice president has emerged as the crowded Democratic primary’s pacesetter, placing at the top of every national poll released since he announced last month and raking in millions of dollars in donations.
Click Here: Golf special