Biden courts swing voters in Pennsylvania while Trump rallies at the White House
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Joe Biden traveled Saturday to a union hall in Erie, where he pledged to fight for working-class Americans and rebuild the economy from the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic.
America deserves a president who understands what people are going through, Biden said. Youre facing real challenges right now, and the last thing you need is a president who exacerbates them.
Bidens trip to Erie was his latest swing through parts of Pennsylvania that shunned Democrats four years ago, while President Donald Trump campaigned from the White House where he remained after contracting COVID-19 himself.
Biden made an explicit pitch to union workers, many of whom abandoned long-standing ties to the Democratic Party in backing Trump. Theres going to be such a race for job creation for unions, youre not going to believe it, Biden said. The only power we have is union power. Youre the guys who keep the barbarians on the other side of the gate from taking everything."
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