Josh Shapiro will attend the DNC tonight, but it's unclear if he'll be speaking.
'President Joe Biden left the presidential race last month after mounting concerns from Democrats looking at his slumping approval ratings and stagnant poll numbers who had become convinced he was incapable of winning a rematch with former President Donald Trump.
His speech Monday night caps nearly half a century in politics and is expected to stress that Harris is the right person to continue the campaign against former President Donald Trump. It will also set the tone for his final months in office, in which Biden will aim to shore up his legacy. First lady Jill Biden, who grew up in Montgomery County, is also expected to speak Monday.
While Biden’s popularity has not increased in polls, on Monday he’s due to get a hero’s welcome as he addresses the convention on its first day and sets the tone by passing a historic torch to Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris is the first Black woman and the first Asian American to serve as a major party nominee, and she’ll make history as the first woman elected president if she wins in November.
The political curtain call for Biden will hold personal significance for Pennsylvanians, particularly Scrantonians who have had — at least figuratively — a direct line from their home to the White House during his eight years as vice president and over the last four of his presidency. Biden’s political brand has also long been rooted in his Scranton upbringing.
And the Pennsylvania delegation is full of people from across the state who have gotten to know the president personally over the years. When he was Delaware’s senator, he was often referred to as the third senator from Pennsylvania. Electoral politics have made frequent trips to the state a necessity in recent election cycles.
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