Biden campaigns from his basement. Harding ran for president from his porch.

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Both Joe Biden and President Trump are itching to get out on the campaign trail as soon as possible. In 1920, Warren Harding’s goal was exactly the opposite.

Instead of going to the people he had the people come to the large, curving front porch of his wood-frame house in Marion, a town of about 30,000 residents.

At the first gathering in mid-July, an airplane flew over the house and dropped a floral wreath. Harding gave a speech calling for unity. A headline in one Montana newspaper declared: “On Front Porch, Harding Voices His Platitudes.”The reviews soon got better. Visitors ranged from political and business leaders to Civil War veterans and 3,000 traveling salesmen. In August, members of women’s groups joined Harding to celebrate ratification of women’s suffrage. “I rejoice with you,” Harding said.

The porch campaign peaked in mid-October when 50,000 people paraded to a ceremony honoring first-time voters, including women, college students and immigrants. More than two dozen bands serenaded Harding for two hours. College cheerleaders sitting on the porch roof and perched in trees led the crowd in singing campaign songs.Meantime, Harding’s Democratic rival, Ohio Gov. James Cox, was campaigning by train in 36 of the 48 states.

There was one more speech in Marion on Nov. 5 when thousands of supporters stormed the Harding porch to celebrate the senator’s landslide victory.

 

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Go away, Tabloid newspaper.

C’mon man! You’re running a great campaign from your basement. Honest.

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