Politics & Government
Joe Biden Coming To Philadelphia This Weekend: Report
The Pennsylvania native will be in Philadelphia two days ahead of the election as he vies to win the state's crucial 20 electoral votes.
PHILADELPHIA — Former Vice President Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia this weekend as he vies to win Pennsylvania and the White House.
The Scranton native is planning to be in the city Sunday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
While his visit has been announced, details are scarce, the Inquirer reports.
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Biden and Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, will visit "all four corners of the state" Monday in a major last minute push to secure votes in Pennsylvania, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Pennsylvania is a major battleground state for the general election. In the 2016 election, the state was decided by about 44,000 votes.
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President Donald Trump is planning to make three campaign stops in Pennsylvania Saturday.
The Keystone State was one of three traditionally blue states that propelled Trump to victory in 2016. Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to win Pennsylvania since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
Both candidates have been campaigning heavily in the Keystone State in an effort to win over (mostly suburban) voters.
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