Delaware “Literally” Featured in Nate Silver’s “538”

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I guess we are going to have to get used to it.   Any reference to Delaware will be preceded or followed by a reference to Joe Biden.  He is Delaware now.   At least to the nation at large.   Much like the scene in Wayne’s World defined Delaware to the popular culture for much of the 90’s.  

“I am in Delaware.  Delaware.  Yeah.”  

Or recent Simpson’s references to Delaware as an obscure and uninteresting place. 

Homer: “The Simpsons are going to Delaware!”  Lisa: “I want to visit Wilmington!”  Bart: “I want to visit the screen door factory!”

Now Joe Biden defines Delaware.   You can already see it happening on ESPN whenever Chris Berman shows the results of one of ESPN.com’s sports-related polls.  He always points out “Delaware, with the esteemed Senator Joe Biden, votes Yes” to whatever question is asked.    You can see the transformation at work in Sean Quinn’s post about Delaware in the “Road to 270” series at Nate Silver’s “538” blog.    I guess Joe Biden says the word “literally” a lot.    Count how many times he uses the word in this post: