Bingo, beaded bracelets and volunteer iPhones power Biden’s organizing effort

MILWAUKEE — Bracelet beading for Joe Biden, timed to the new Taylor Swift album, drew students last month on the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee campus. Bingo cracked open the elderly apartment blocks on the north side of town. And at Mr. B’s, a soul club with weekly step classes, one campaign volunteer interrupted a show by Mo’Betta, her niece’s band, to talk about the coming election.

MILWAUKEE — Bracelet beading for Joe Biden, timed to the new Taylor Swift album, drew students last month on the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee campus. Bingo cracked open the elderly apartment blocks on the north side of town. And at Mr. B’s, a soul club with weekly step classes, one campaign volunteer interrupted a show by Mo’Betta, her niece’s band, to talk about the coming election.