Joe Biden returns to childhood home in Scranton: ‘From this house to the White House’

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden came to his home town of Scranton on election day in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, talking of “restoring decency to the White House” if he wins. He pledged to unite a riven country and rebuild a middle class hollowed out by economic inequality. Biden was cheered by 200 or so supporters as he visited his modest childhood home in Green Ridge, a leafy suburb just outside the city centre. There,…