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I love the photo they used to accompany the article. It really screams superfan energy.

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Two dozen? That many?

In interviews with nearly two dozen of these Democrats — many of them older, and most of them women — they sounded by turns beleaguered, bewildered and protective. “I’m sorry Joe doesn’t know how much I love him, but I do love Joe,” said Constance Wynn, 73, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “I don’t even know why people want to pester the man, because the man has things to do.”

More from Biden's young folks supporters.

“He came out of retirement to save the country, save our democracy, a fight for the soul of our nation — he didn’t have to run for president,” Mr. Galban said. “He made it his mission to take our country back from Donald Trump.”

A Philly lawn sign guy

Some of Mr. Biden’s biggest supporters, unsurprisingly, are in Philadelphia politics. He was born in Scranton, Pa., and Jill Biden is a Philadelphia sports fan. The president has visited the city frequently since taking office.

Jim Donnelly, the leader of the 58th Ward, in the city’s conservative-leaning northeast, said he had at least seven Biden signs on his front lawn. He has gotten into fights with his neighbors who have vandalized or stolen them.

Aside from cops, firefighters and his barber, he said, “Everybody I talk to loves Joe Biden.” Among his reasons for supporting Mr. Biden, he listed the president’s well-known friendliness to train conductors, his foreign policy experience and his record of job creation.

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Ms. Russell, the Biden backer on Earp Street in Philadelphia, said there was only one thing she would change about Mr. Biden — the flip of white hair on the back of his neck, which sometimes sticks out over his suit collar. “It drives me nuts,” she said. “Just trim it!”

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    TheBigAdios comments on Joe Biden's Superfans Think the Rest of America Has Lost Its Mind - NYT | A Smorgasbord of Unlovable Losers

    I remember the 2012 election well enough to remember there was a period of low enthusiasm for Obama among all but the most party line liberals. There’s a reason the DNC dragged Bill Clinton to the pulpit to speak at the convention, and it’s because Clinton actually had more clout and brand recognition among Democrats - especially those older Gen Xers born in the 60s for whom the 90s were probably the peak of of their existence - and suddenly Obama’s numbers were up.

    Barely I should add; people have forgotten just how close that election actually was and all because Mitt was such an obvious snake.

    Well, the low enthusiasm from 2012 is even lower for Biden this year and the tone around him has only gotten more desperate. And while I fully expect them to pull the same move by bringing back Barack to the DNC convention to whip Dem voters in line, I doubt it’s going to have the same impact. Biden has far fewer cards in his favor than Barack Hussein “Luckier than a dog with two dicks” (to quote Slick Willy) Obama ever had in his career.

    • PKMKII [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      JFC that’s not even true, Obama’s numbers got lifted because they hammered Romney on his tenure at Bain Capital strip mining the rust belt, ad after ad of beaten down flyover country folk talking about how Romney took away their good-paying blue collar jobs. A tactic Hillary failed to repeat with Trump. No one gets swayed by who speaks at the conventions.

      • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]
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        9 months ago

        "Convention speaking order is a real election game-changer" is a position that could only be held by someone so far up their own ass that I'm astounded they can even write.