"Being Irish has shaped my entire life" says Joe Biden

It is no secret that the 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden, has Irish connections that run deep; for decades the part Irish Delaware politician has tied his identity to Ireland.

Biden grew up in Scranton, in a predominantly Irish neighborhood and an overwhelmingly Irish parish where there was a clear identification with people being Irish; 90 percent of his class­ mates identified themselves as such..

According to the Irish Examiner Joe's 2020 campaign team itself is filled with many Irish-sounding names. Biden's campaign manager is Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, who the Washington Post has described as transforming his campaign. She is a former Obama strategist and refers to herself as a "proud" Irish American and If elected, she could act as the President's Chief of Staff.

Seldom does Joe Bidens speeches not include a quote from an Irish poet like Seamus Heaney. While visiting Ireland in 2016 Biden praised his mother and his Irish roots:

"My mother was a proud, proud woman who thought us that you never bend, you never break, resilience is critically important. I guess it comes from our Irish roots."