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MOOSIC &mdash; The Biden campaign trail hit Northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday night, as Dr. Jill Biden took the stage at PNC Field for a drive-in car rally to mobilize the area&rsquo;s voters in support of her husband, former vice president and current presidential candidate Joe Biden, just a few weeks out from Election Day.
				The ballpark in Moosic, home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders, has seen its parking lot full on many occasions, though not too often recently with the COVID-19 pandemic striking down the 2020 minor league baseball season.
				The lot was packed on Monday night, but instead of baseball fans, dozens of Biden supporters gathered around a small stage where the former Second Lady delivered some brief remarks.
				&ldquo;It&rsquo;s so good to be here in Joe&rsquo;s hometown, the place where he learned the value of hard work,&rdquo; Biden said.
				This wasn&rsquo;t a typical campaign event &mdash; instead of a sea of people, a sea of cars sat occupied. The campaign did everything possible to adhere to social distancing guidelines: guests were advised to stay inside their cars, and six feet was carefully measured out between every car as they pulled in.
				In lieu of being seen, the rally&rsquo;s attendees made themselves heard at every break in Biden&rsquo;s remarks, honking their horns, flashing their headlights and cheering loudly.
				Before the rally officially kicked off at 7 p.m., Lackawanna County Commissioner Debi Domenick took to the stage for a few remarks in support of Dr. Biden and of the vice president, while also stressing the importance of getting President Donald Trump out of office.
				&ldquo;I hope that, when Joe Biden wins, we&rsquo;ll get to shut him [Trump] up for good,&rdquo; Domenick said.
				On stage, Dr. Biden was flanked by two guest speakers: State Rep. Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, representing Pennsylvania&rsquo;s 114th District, and elementary school teacher Jennifer Loftus.
				Loftus&rsquo;s presence, as well as the presence of several local teachers in the audience, underscored the main point Biden, an educator herself, was trying to make: the importance of education.
				&ldquo;I know I&rsquo;m not the only teacher here tonight,&rdquo; Loftus said. &ldquo;Something needs to be done to fix public education.&rdquo;
				&ldquo;We need to have good quality public education available for everyone,&rdquo; Biden said.
				Biden also emphasized her husband&rsquo;s compassion, his strength as a family man and his ability to heal.
				&ldquo;Joe&rsquo;s strength of will is unstoppable, and his faith is unshakable,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s had to heal a broken family &#8230; he knows how to heal a nation.&rdquo;
				Among Monday night&rsquo;s audience was Kathy Bozinski, the chair of the Luzerne County Democratic Party. She was thrilled not only with Biden&rsquo;s message on stage, but also her presence and demeanor.
				&ldquo;She&rsquo;s so passionate, and warm, and kind,&rdquo; Bozinski said. &ldquo;She has all the qualities that a First Lady should have.&rdquo;
				The Trump victory campaign issued a statement not long after Biden concluded her event Monday night.
				&ldquo;Joe Biden had 47 years to help the women and families of America, yet Pennsylvanians were able to see his betrayal at every turn,&rdquo; said Trump Victory spokesperson Rachel Lee. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re still waiting on him to answer to Tara Reade.&rdquo;
				Reade is a former Biden aide who came forward in March this year to say the then-senator sexually assaulted her in 1993. The Biden campaign has said the allegations are false. Reade filed a police report in Washington on April 9. Fox News reported later in April that DC police said the complaint was &ldquo;inactive.&rdquo;
				Jill Biden&rsquo;s stop in Lackawanna County was her second Pennsylvania event of the day.
				Before making her way to PNC Field, Biden held a rally in Bucks County earlier in the afternoon.

Dr. Jill Biden stumps for husband at PNC Field