Thread by @MereNewman, Good morning from Wilmington, Delaware. It's Election Day -- finally. For Joe [...]

Good morning from Wilmington, Delaware. It's Election Day -- finally. For Joe Biden, this campaign began and now ends in his hometown.

A quick thread by a local reporter who has covered Joe Biden for the last year and a half. #netde

Joe Biden has wanted to be president since he was a kid bullied for his stutter.

Back in the primary, I spoke with his high school buds about that time. Months later, it would become one of the most poignant moments at The DNC. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/06/24/how-joe-biden-overcame-stutter-class-president-archmere-high-school/1261174001/

How Joe Biden went from 'Stutterhead' to senior class president

Joe Biden was teased throughout his childhood about his debilitating stutter. Overcoming this impediment became a transformative time in his life.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/06/24/how-joe-biden-overcame-stutter-class-president-archmere-high-school/1261174001/

Early on, I was fascinated by the friendship between Beau Biden + Kamala Harris, two rising political stars.

Since his death, Beau is mentioned in every speech given by Biden. This friendship laid the foundation for Harris becoming his running mate.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/31/kamala-harris-bidens-were-close-allies-before-primary-clashes/1816155001/

The pandemic, as we know, changed everything about American life -- including the election.

Joe Biden wasn't supposed to accept the presidential nomination in his hometown, but it fit perfectly into his long, winding political narrative.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/08/20/delawares-joe-biden-accepts-nomination-sets-sights-trump/5599882002/

Jill Biden quickly became the Biden campaign's top surrogate, as she traveled the country stumping for her husband.

I wrote about her first year of teaching in 1976, when she wasn't sure she wanted to become "Jill Biden." https://www.delawareonline.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/becoming-jill-biden/3676857001/

Jill Jacobs always wanted to be her own person. Joe Biden made that complicated.

If Jill Biden’s husband is elected president, this year at Saint Mark’s offers a glimpse at the early life of a potentially historic First Lady.

https://www.delawareonline.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/becoming-jill-biden/3676857001/

Finally, I explored the role Joe Biden's faith has on his politics. Many see Catholics, particularly in states like PA, as a critical voting bloc.

Joe Biden began his Election Day by going to mass at his Wilmington church. https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/29/how-bidens-faith-shapes-his-politics-decide-election/3676862001/

How Biden's faith shapes his politics, will it decide the election?

Faith has been the core of the core of Joe Biden's presidential campaign — and of the general election.

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/29/how-bidens-faith-shapes-his-politics-decide-election/3676862001/

Today, Joe Biden will spend time in Scranton (his birthplace) and Philly. Tonight, he will return home to Wilmington.

There will be a lot going on today. A lot of news and a lot of reporting. Make sure to follow us at http://delawareonline.com . https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/02/biden-pennsylvania-2020-race/6123627002/

40 years ago, Biden told PA voters he'd be president one day. Now, will they elect him?

In the last hours of the campaign, Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris are barnstorming all four corners of Pennsylvania.

http://delawareonline.com

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