Biden pitches bipartisanship at Cincinnati stop

During second of two stops in Ohio Monday, Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden made a pitch for bipartisanship, saying he was campaigning "as a proud Democrat, but would govern as an American president."

"I learned a long time ago coming out to Ohio that you win Ohio from Cincinnati rth, head rth," Biden said.

"Well, you are, you are starting gate."

As he had done during his earlier stop in Toledo, Biden harshly criticized President Donald Trump for his response to coronavirus pandemic, and pushed his plans for "testing, tracing and masking."

Trump carried Ohio over Democrat Hillary Clinton by a comfortable 8 percent points in 2016, but recent polls show this year's presidential race tightening in state.

Biden campaign has increased advertising in Ohio lately, even as Trump has scaled back his efforts in state and elsewhere. Biden's perceived increases in support have largely come as president has seen his backing slip in cities.

However, Trump is looking to cancel that out by furr expanding his already strong support among voters in rural areas.

Biden also offered his condolences to Cincinnati baseball legend Joe Morgan, Hall of Fame second baseman who became sparkplug of dominant Cincinnati teams in mid-1970s and prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, who died Sunday at 77.

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