Joe Biden in Youngstown

Senator Jospeh Biden, the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, made a quick stop in Youngstown tonight, and quickly won over the crowd of over 1,200 who made it downtown to see him. A friend of mine mentioned that the crowd was a better representation of the real Youngstown than the crown that met John McCain just a few days ago. A smaller crowd yes, but this event just got put on the map a day or so ago, following a much larger rally in Canton.

Senator Biden was introduced by Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown--and the Mayor makes me proud to be a Youngstown resident. The Senator's themes suggest that he knows and understands our problems, has the knowledge and experience to deal with them, and has a partner in Senator Obama that will make sure the voices of the middle class are heard in Washington.

I love the way Senator Biden calls John McCain just 'John.' They are long-time friends, but Senator Biden believes that John McCain, who just this week said the fundamentals of the economy are strong, is terribly out of touch with the everday lives of America's middle class. There is no question about it.

After laying out a real plan for making the American economy work again, the Senator told a great story about his grandchildren and Senator Obama's children playing together in the hotel room in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. He looked in on the children and realized that they don't see the differences. It was just children playing together (he said it much more eloquently than I am writing it). This is just one of the reasons that I believe we must elect Senators Obama and Biden in November. Please join me in this historic election.