During a week in which President Biden remains optimistic about his chances for a second term, the people of Scranton, Pennsylvania — Biden's own birthplace — shared their perspectives with Fox News Digital on his first term's performance and the issues most important to them this year. Resident Michael said the president has left many a mark on his hometown. 'Well, the road’s named after him.
Now, what are we going to do? Vote-in a convict; a criminal — or person who doesn't know anything.' Resident Lauren, who declined to give her last name, said her top issue is women’s reproductive rights. Lauren said she is not pleased with how the chips fell on the abortion issue during Biden’s tenure. Walking with a companion near Boscov’s department store on Lackawanna Avenue, local resident Thomas said he fully supports Biden, saying he has 'done a lot for the economy.
has tanked,' he said. 'It’s so terrible right now. Everything — every decision has made, it’s put us in a spot where we can’t even live,' he said, going on to reference where he was heading. 'That's the first time in my life. It's terrible. I can't even explain it. If we continue like this, everybody's going to be living in the woods.
Her friend, John, said he can’t give a prognosis of Biden’s first four years. 'We go downhill, then we go uphill,' he said of the U.S. economy over the longer term. At the Northern Light Espresso Bar on Biden Street, owner Jennifer Saunders told Fox News Digital business is going well as of late. She said restaurant-related prices and costs are high, however, while adding she avoids passing the difference on to the consumer.
Relatedly, Monday marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade, and Scranton Democratic Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti headlined a Biden campaign-connected rally outside the courthouse. After her remarks, Gebhardt Cognetti spoke to Fox News Digital about why she is supporting her fellow Scrantonian this fall.
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