Chris Carney met with Vice-Presidential candidate Joe Biden early this week at Scranton's La Festa Italiana.
It seems to the two only spoke briefly, but Carney was pleased to have Biden back on his "home turf."
After the encounter, Carney said, "We look forward to future conversations when he returns to the area. Sen Biden brings an enormous wealth of experience and insight to the office of the vice president. This is a man truly ready to assume the presidency if that were necessary."
It is very likely that Biden will return to the area of Scranton and return frequently. The city was mentioned several times in Biden's keynote address --three by my count not including the video and Beau Biden's intro--at the Democratic National Convention and has already been the subject of an Obama campaign ad.
With the Obama campaign now believing that they can compete in this region thanks in large part due to the selection of Biden, Scranton and Northeast Pennsylvania will figure prominently in the campaign's strategy. If Chris Carney is any indicator, the selection of Biden is working in Pennsylvania because Biden finally brought a skiddish Carney into the Obama fold.
Carney's opponent, Chris Hackett, returned from his brief stint in St. Paul at the Republican National Convention. Gustav cancelled Hackett's remarks during the Convention's kick-off on Monday. While there was a slim chance he would have time later in the week, Hackett decided to leave the convention and catch a flight back to Pennslyvania.
Hackett did release the full text of his scheduled remarks. To read them, visit Gort.
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Biden campaigned for Carney in the district in 2006. I don't know how much he helps but he certainly doesn't hurt.
I'm actually disapointed that Hackett didn't get his 2 minutes on the national stage. I like Chris even though we have our differences about politics.
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