Keystone Today

As Joe Biden travels to Harrisburg on Labor Day, here are three critical questions for him that he should be asked.

Why did he and Kamala Harris snub Pennsylvania before? What changed?

After weeks of barely leaving his basement, and not leaving Delaware at all, Biden decides to again venture above ground, and heads to Pennsylvania.

Previously, he bizarrely claimed that the “science” would not allow them to travel. The claim was dubious, of course, especially given that he can effectively travel privately in a bubble with constant government protective details. But, nothing regarding the “science” changed. There are no major new developments regarding the virus, no changes to safety protocols in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.

So, did the science change…or, did the political science change? After all, the RealClear Politics average of battleground state polls shows that Biden’s lead has been cut in half since late July, to only 3% now. The most recent Monmouth poll shows a toss-up race among likely Pennsylvania voters.

It sure seems that the recent momentum of President Trump and our campaign finally smoked Joe out of his hideout.

Why should Pennsylvania return backward to economic globalism?

Joe Biden has spent nearly a half century in the Washington swamp, and he’s been a true Delaware senator, representing the interests of giant multinational corporations and the prerogatives of foreign governments, to the detriment of American workers, especially heartland industrial workers in places like Pennsylvania.

In fact, Biden was a foremost proponent of the disastrous NAFTA agreement in 1994. From the ratification of NAFTA until President Trump’s election, Pennsylvania lost a staggering 317,600 manufacturing jobs. Thankfully, President Trump renegotiated that terrible trade deal and replaced it with the USMCA pact which prioritizes American workers.

Joe Biden was also the best friend the tyrants of Beijing could ever ask for in Washington. As senator and as vice-president, he aggressively pushed China’s inclusion into the World Trade Organization and enabled the China Communist Party’s systematic abuse of American workers through trade practices that were predatory, not reciprocal, and even outright criminal.

The commonwealth of Pennsylvania lost 136,100 jobs due to the disastrous trade structures with China that Biden facilitated. While the CCP plundered American technology and destroyed American manufacturing jobs, Joe Biden had the gall to praise China, saying in 2011 that “a rising China is a positive, positive development, not only for China, but for America.” As then-Vice President Biden uttered that Pollyanna nonsense to his Davos-credentialed CEO fanboys, America’s industrial heartland endured devastation.

Biden’s own family prospered though, as his wayward son Hunter traveled with his father on an official vice-presidential visit to China aboard Air Force Two. After meetings with officials of the Chinese regime, Hunter secured a massive $1.5 billion investment in his private equity fund, even though the younger Biden had no track record in that industry.

Just recently, Joe Biden promised to remove the tariffs that President Trump imposed on Chinese goods, without requiring any accommodation on the part of Beijing. Biden in the White House would send America back to globalism, and back to a position of economic supplication to China.

Why does Joe Biden want to kill up to 600,000 Pennsylvania jobs?

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden has repeatedly made statements expressing his desire to wipe out Pennsylvania’s energy industry.

Specifically, he has said fracking jobs would be “phased out,” “ended,” “eliminated,” and “sacrificed” if he is elected president. 600,000 family-sustaining energy jobs would be lost as a result of his terrible policies according to the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Pennsylvania communities, especially in counties like Beaver, Westmoreland, and Washington, are at risk of being devastated by this extreme effort Biden is championing so that he can appease socialist Green New Deal leaders, Bernie Sanders and AOC. Additionally, this commitment is echoed by his running mate Kamala Harris who unequivocally stated that she is “in favor of banning fracking.” Biden sides with these radicals at the expense of working families who rely on the energy industry to put food on the kitchen table – it’s beyond shameful that Biden envisions a Pennsylvania without these 600,000 energy jobs.

We at the Trump campaign welcome Harris and Biden to the campaign trail. The people deserve to hear from their candidates directly, and all politicians should submit themselves to the questions of the press and to direct feedback from citizens. If Biden receives the scrutiny he deserves, the choice for Pennsylvanians into November will become clear.

– Steve Cortes is Senior Advisor for Strategy to the Trump Campaign.