At Vice President Joe Biden’s events today in Florida, seniors came out to show their support for the candidate they’ll be voting for in a few short weeks.

Anita, Sylvia, and Harriet came to see Joe Biden because he’s a strong voice for the senior community. Rudy wants four more years because there’s too much at stake for every generation. Howard is voting Obama-Biden because he knows they are “making sure seniors are taken care of and can retire with dignity.”

Howard and Ricki of Boca Raton want “four more years of President Obama and Vice President Biden, because we spent our whole lives working and paying our fair share into Social Security” and because “Medicare is our right, not something that should have a cap on it or be voucherized.” And Dave wants Mitt Romney to know one thing: “The voucher system won’t work.”

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“Instead of attacking folks who work for a living and pay their way, Romney should be respecting their hard work. That’s the job of a president. To lift people up, not to tear them down.”
—Vice President Biden in Chesterfield, Virginia

Upon hearing this line, the crowd at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds rose to its feet and applauded. Here’s what a few folks in the audience had to say about why they’ve got President Obama and Vice President Biden’s backs this election:

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Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden wrapped up their trip to New Hampshire today. Here’s a snapshot of some of the voices from the crowds in Concord, Manchester, and Merrimack.

Paula, an Irish immigrant:
"My family has been living here in New Hampshire for the past 11 years and we officially became citizens just a year ago. This will be the first presidential election that I will be able to vote in, and I'm proud to say that Barack Obama has my vote. My daughter has cystic fibrosis and the Affordable Care Act is really important to our family.

"Vice President Biden is just so charismatic. He's real. Listening to him speak and seeing him, it just felt like he was in my own living room. I thought it was really powerful the numbers and stats that he gave on the economy and taxes—it puts everything in perspective."

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“The President and I know neither one of us would be standing where we are today were it not for help we received in scholarships and loans.”

Speaking to the Blugolds of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire today, Vice President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of education on the path forward for America:

“Six out of every 10 jobs in the next 10 years are going to require a degree or certificate beyond high school—we must be prepared.”

“Our plan focuses first on education—100,000 new science and math teachers in the next 10 years.”

“The Romney-Ryan budget calls for massive cuts in elementary and secondary education.”

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