AMIE PARNES
President Biden goes by “Scranton Joe,” he references Pennsylvania often in speeches and his campaigns have spent millions of dollars there in political ads.
In 2020, the president set up his campaign headquarters in Philadelphia — before the COVID-19 pandemic — and he visited the state more than any other battleground that cycle.
It was also the state that catapulted him to the White House, after he won the state and clinched the electoral college.
But now, some Democrats say it’s a state that could cause Biden’s blue wall to rupture.
They point to a pair of recent polls that show former President Trump with a narrow lead — in what amounts to a near tie.
But what’s concerning to them isn’t the top-line numbers, but the erosion happening within the Democratic base.
A New York Times/Siena College/Philadelphia Inquirer poll out earlier this month showed Biden’s support among young voters in the state has slipped since 2020 from 62 percent to 47 percent. And his backing from Black and Hispanic voters has also waned from 71 percent to 57 percent.
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