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Philly was supposed to turn out huge for Biden. It didn’t. What happened?

It could be a warning sign for a party that relies on huge Philadelphia turnout in a state often decided by tiny margins — and where key races for governor and Senate loom in 2022.

A Biden campaign volunteer in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia on Election Day. Hunting Park is one of several predominantly Latino and Black areas of the city where Joe Biden won by smaller margins than Hillary Clinton.
A Biden campaign volunteer in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia on Election Day. Hunting Park is one of several predominantly Latino and Black areas of the city where Joe Biden won by smaller margins than Hillary Clinton.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer