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Biden closely tends his Pennsylvania roots in election year

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure plan and his domestic agenda during a visit to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa., on Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden's political identity for years. It's where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state's “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he's returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he's largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - President Joe Biden tours the Electric City Trolley Museum with Wayne R. Hiller, executive director and manager of the museum during a visit to his hometown of Scranton, Pa., Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden's political identity for years. It's where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state's “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he's returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he's largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure plan and his domestic agenda during a visit to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa., Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden's political identity for years. It's where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state's “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he's returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he's largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his infrastructure plan and his domestic agenda during a visit to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa., Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden's political identity for years. It's where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state's “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he's returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he's largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - President Joe Biden greets people after speaking about his infrastructure plan and his domestic agenda during a visit to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa., Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden's political identity for years. It's where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state's “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he's returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he's largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - Dr. Mehmet Oz, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, visits the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91 in West Homestead, Pa., Oct. 18, 2022. Fetterman is releasing a new doctor’s note saying that he's recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) FILE - Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event at the Steamfitters Technology Center in Harmony, Pa., Oct. 18, 2022. Fetterman is releasing a new doctor’s note saying that he's recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Biden closely tends his Pennsylvania roots in election year