If you live in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden is coming to a town near you via train. And you can join the ride via Twitch, as the Democratic presidential hopeful launched a new streaming channel Wednesday called “VoteJoe.”
With a view of the landscape off the back of the train and soothing music accompanying the video stream, the gimmick is actually a pretty welcome, head-clearing departure from the chaos of Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland.
The former vice president’s love of train transportation is well known, as he frequently rode Amtrak from Delaware to Washington, D.C. when he was a U.S. senator. His Wednesday whistle-stop tour is meant to help him connect with voters in two key swing states that President Donald Trump won in 2016.
The Biden campaign’s digital director tweeted about the Twitch launch:
So uh, we're launching our Twitch today with an (extremely relaxing?) livestream of the back of @JoeBiden's train. https://t.co/GVto6DVCTt pic.twitter.com/lOdrOtGytQ
— Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) September 30, 2020
President Trump had issues with Amazon-owned Twitch back in June when his account was temporarily suspended over “hateful conduct” in his posts. Twitch said at the time that like anyone else on the platform, politicians on Twitch must adhere to its Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
Trump’s channel has 139,000 followers.
