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Statewide pride in Delaware
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Aug 24, 2008 07:32am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Sunday, August 24, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philadelphia Inquirer.
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"Even Republicans in Delaware were excited yesterday that Sen. Barack Obama had chosen Joe Biden as his running mate on the Democratic ticket.
"We love Joe," said Terri Satterfield, 60, a registered Republican from Wilmington who rushed to New Castle Airport before dawn with her husband, Bob, fearing they would miss Biden's departure to join Obama in Illinois. They ended up outside Biden's house in Greenville, waiting for the senator to make a brief appearance.
"He makes you feel like he knows you and remembers you," said Satterfield, who said she had not intended to vote for Obama until he chose Biden as his vice presidential candidate.
Another Wilmington Republican, Eric Hutts, 38, said he might vote for a Democratic president for the first time in his life.
"I have to respect his selection of Biden," Hutts said.
Obama's 3 a.m. announcement touched off an upwelling in pride in a state that has fewer than a million inhabitants and is unaccustomed to the national limelight. It was perhaps the most exciting news in Delaware since DuPont invented nylon in 1935.
"People were calling and text-messaging throughout the night," said Theopalis K. Gregory, a Wilmington city councilman and head of the city's Democratic committee. He immediately saw the possibility of the First State's moving up in status if Biden becomes vice president.
"Our position should be seriously improved in terms of benefits for the state, especially for the city," he said.
For Wilmington residents, Biden is just a regular Joe. He likes Greek salads and orders black olives on his pizza, said Tony Matulas, 49, owner of Five Star Pizza.
"He's my best customer," said Matulas, who took his two sons, a nephew and a niece to see Biden yesterday. "He's a very nice guy and talks to everybody. It's a privilege for us in Delaware to have Joe Biden for vice president." |
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