Joe Biden stepped into a union hall here on Tuesday, spinning another folksy tale, this one about his uncle from Scranton, Pa., who would tell him: ‘Joe, you're labor from belt buckle to shoe sole.'”
Two days into a big Midwestern push this week that will take him to at least six states — five of which President Donald Trump carried — the former vice president was in familiar form, reminding Democrats of the lane he'll occupy if he decides to run for president in 2020: the party's ambassador to the working class.
With a Youngstown, Ohio, visit Monday and two Wisconsin rallies Tuesday, Biden has traveled to 22 states to campaign for 60 candidates. In recent weeks, he's showcased his versatility as a surrogate. He's stumped in Indiana for Sen. Joe Donnelly; in Florida for Sen. Bill Nelson; and for House candidates in Orange County, Calif., Kentucky and upstate New York. The former vice president even squeezed in a visit to London, England, where he delivered a foreign policy speech.
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