As the election nears a call, social media puts a rare focus on Delaware

It’s a big day in Delaware, as the mail-in vote count this morning flipped Pennsylvania from red to blue — a state whose 20 electoral votes would put First State son Joe Biden at the 270 he needs to be projected as the 46th president-elect of the United States.

There was dancing in the streets in Philadelphia in anticipation of the official announcement of the final results after days of watching mail-in votes for Biden slowly overtake President Donald Trump’s early lead in the battlefield states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia (none of which Biden needed to prevail if he won Pennsylvania). Meanwhile, in Delaware, airspace over Wilmington was restricted and Secret Service security was stepped up.

As it starts to set in, Delaware, which is being beamed around the world from press corps set up in the parking lot of the Chase Center on the Riverfront, is becoming more of a curiosity than usual, and people are sharing their favorite “fun facts” about the state:

Interesting fact:
– Biden was the youngest senator in Delaware and the sixth-youngest senator in US history
– Biden, if he wins, will be the oldest US president in US history.#Elections2020

— Ken Moss 🇬🇧 (@RealKenMoss) November 6, 2020

Related: @sethmpk just witnessed me discover a Wilmington, Delaware fact I didn't know. I am a disgrace. I am taking time to process priorities.

And did you know the Wilmington Arby's on Concord Pike has two of the original Arby's signs?

-please respect my privacy at this time- https://t.co/T7shaui5oR

— Aswini "Winn" Periyasamy (அசுவினி, They/she) (@WPeriyasamy) November 6, 2020

Before I go to sleep, I have some last fun facts. My husband did his undergrad at Delaware. Joe Biden will be the first Delaware alum to be president, but Chris Christie also went to Delaware so it’s basically a wash. There are also way more chickens than people in Delaware.

— Nicole Fuqua (@nkfuqua) November 6, 2020

Biden Fun Fact:

Delaware translates as "of the ware."

— Kevin Seal (@Kevin_Seal) November 6, 2020

Washington Post political reporter and Delawarean Dave Weigel kicked off what became a thread full of more Delaware references than the Delaware subreddit, many referring to popular Delaware businesses (or, in the case of Happy Harry’s, former ones — though truthfully, a lot of us still call Walgreens Happy Harry’s, am I right?):

Ceremonies at the National Mall replaced with ceremonies at the Christiana Mall.

— B.P. Burke (@TheBPBurke) November 6, 2020

Frozen Custard, thank you

— Ersatz Bros. Coffee (@enjoymoreradio) November 6, 2020

https://twitter.com/kskdc6/status/1324761569826398209?s=20

They're gonna need another Brew HaHa or 2.

— Mark Darby (@MLDarby) November 6, 2020

https://twitter.com/kskdc6/status/1324761751460741130?s=20

https://twitter.com/brianhgold/status/1324762175148347394?s=20

time to buy stock in Grotto Pizza

— Ettaroo (@ettaroo) November 6, 2020

And, hey, maybe now Delaware will get the respect it deserves in the sandwich wars.

Joe Biden told the truth, but it didn't cost him Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/awYcTeZGk8

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 6, 2020