VP Joe Biden campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Pittsburgh, says he is optimistic about future

PITTSBURGH — Vice President Joe Biden campaigned Tuesday for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Chatham University.

Biden addressed a crowd of about 600 people at the university’s Athletic & Fitness Center, stressing Pennsylvania’s importance in the upcoming election. He also spoke about the economy, jobs, debt and the need for everyone to get an education.

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“I am more optimistic about the prospects for America today than I have ever been in my life,” Biden said. “We are on the cusp of being able to do some things that we haven't been able to do since World War II, if we just have some confidence in ourselves.”

When President Barack Obama leaves the White House in January, Biden believes that the country will be in better shape than it was eight years ago, and he is hopeful that Clinton will have been elected.

“We endure, we overcome and we continue to move forward. That is the history of the journey of America and, God willing, Hillary Clinton will write the next chapter of that history,” Biden said.

About 10 minutes of Biden’s speech included criticism of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom he said he is “finished with.”

In the past two weeks, Obama, Trump and Clinton, joined by her running mate, Tim Kaine, have visited the Pittsburgh-area.

“It's a very big opportunity to have them here and have one of them here at Chatham University,” Isaiah Brown, who attends Chatham, said.

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