 So he wanted to, while he was in Philadelphia, to thank the local voters for this longtime assistance that they got from them, putting him across the line, as he put it. Here's what he said. Even when I was running for Senate, each time I ran, quite frankly, not a joke, Philadelphia in particular got me across the line. People applauded that line. People are clapping. No, no, no, I'm not joking, he said. No, I mean it seriously, organizationally, in terms of fundraising, the whole deal.