Oh, That Joe! (No. 38 in a Series) — Biden Loves the Mule

Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., believes this is a hugely important election. Literally. No hyperbole. He’s not being facetious. He’s deadly serious, folks.

And he attempted to hammer that point home Thursday night to Keystone State voters.

But with the loquacious Blue Hen, staying on message is easier said than done.

"This is the most important election any of you in this gymnasium have ever voted in," the Democratic vice-presidential nominee said Thursday night to supporters at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. "This is the single most important election."

"And ladies and gentlemen, the question is–" he said, interrupting himself, "and the stakes, by the way, the stakes could not be higher."

"You all know, you students here — and by the way, I love your mascot," said Biden, suddenly veering off script at the home of the Muhlenberg Mules.

"I call it a donkey. You call it a mule," said the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "I like the look of it, you know what I mean? It’s a mule. I know a mule. And man, does it have a lot of kick."

– Jake Tapper and Matt Jaffe