Turnout to see Joe Biden in Scranton, Pa., tout the virtues of Arlen Specter on Friday: 200.

Turnout to see Joe Biden in Scranton, Pa., along with Bill and Hillary Clinton, in October 2008: 6,000.

Percentage of 2008 turnout that Biden is drawing on the campaign trail in his own hometown: 3 percent.

Headline on article in local paper about the vice president’s visit: “Biden brings passion home.”