Some resident are concerned about his age, others say little has changed under his leadership
A street named after US President Joe Biden, known as the President Biden Expressway, is seen entering downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, the US, on March 9 2023. Picture: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON
Despite those strong ties, interviews with about two dozen Scranton voters show many harbour deep concerns about Biden running again. Biden, 80, is already the oldest sitting US president and would be 86 at the end of his second term, if re-elected. “I think it’s kind of what he’s supposed to do, run again, right? That’s really what he’s supposed to do. Is there a president that didn’t go for a second run at all? But who else is there?” said Kimberly Smith, 45, a manager at the city’s Glider Diner. “We just need someone fresh.”
Biden won the Democratic stronghold of Lackawanna County — due in large part to Scranton — by nine points in 2020, outperforming Hillary Clinton in 2016, who won the county by less than four points.
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