President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, unveiled 10 new coordinated offices statewide on Tuesday, following Biden’s recent multi-city tour through the state.
With this expansion, the campaign now boasts a total of 24 coordinated campaign offices strategically positioned across Pennsylvania. These offices are geared towards grassroots organizing, mobilizing voters, and recruiting volunteers.
The launch event for these new offices commenced in Philadelphia, featuring prominent Philadelphia Democrats such as state Sen. Sharif Street, and state Reps. Donna Bullock and Malcolm Kenyatta. Five of the new offices will be situated in Philadelphia, with additional locations established in Centre and Luzerne counties.
Nikki Lu, Biden’s Pennsylvania campaign manager, emphasized the importance of harnessing the momentum generated by Biden’s recent engagements across the state.
Lu highlighted the campaign’s commitment to ensuring that voters across Pennsylvania, not just in major urban centers like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are reached and encouraged to engage with the campaign’s message.
Pennsylvania holds significant weight as a battleground state, with its 19 electoral votes being pivotal in presidential elections.
Last month, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party initiated the opening of 14 “coordinated campaign” offices across the state, strategically located in both blue strongholds like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, as well as red-leaning areas such as York and Lancaster.
In contrast, former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, appears to lack substantial campaign infrastructure in the state. Despite Trump’s narrow victory over Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania in 2016, Biden secured the state in 2020 by a margin of 80,000 votes.
According to the Cook Political Report, Pennsylvania is among the six “toss-up” states in the current election cycle, with the highest number of electoral college votes at stake among these states.
As Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans participate in the primary election today, both Biden and Trump have already secured their parties’ nominations for president through earlier primary victories.
