FILE – President Joe Biden greets people after speaking about his infrastructure plan and his domestic agenda during a visit to the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, Pa., Oct. 20, 2021. Pennsylvania has been a core part of Biden’s political identity for years. It’s where he grew up, and he was jokingly called the state’s “third senator” even though he represented neighboring Delaware. Now he’s returning to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he’s largely absent from the campaign trail in other key battlegrounds like Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania has been a central part of Joe Biden’s political identity for years. It’s where the president was born and where he grew up. And he was jokingly called the state’s “third senator” when he represented neighboring Delaware. During this election year, he’s returned to Pennsylvania repeatedly to help Democratic candidates even though he’s been largely absent from campaigning in pivotal state such as Georgia, Nevada and Ohio. Biden is set to visit Pennsylvania on Thursday, which would be the the 14th time he’s come to the state since taking office. He’ll talk about infrastructure in Pittsburgh and hold a fundraiser in Philadelphia for Senate nominee John Fetterman.