Vice President Joe Biden is returning to South Carolina for the second time in as many months to stump for Democrats, especially House candidate and USC alum Fran Person.
Person, who is running against incumbent republican Mick Mulvaney in the 5th Congressional District, worked as an aide to Biden in the White House.
Person also played football for the Gamecocks under coach Lou Holtz. He left the White House to work as aide to University President Harris Pastides and athletics director Ray Tanner, but resigned the position when he launched his congressional campaign.
Polling shows Person lagging behind Mulvaney, but closer-than-average polls in South Carolina in the presidential race have some democrats hopeful that more seats than normal are in play.
The Palmetto State is also friendly territory for the vice president, who is a longtime ally of many prominent South Carolina politicians and regularly vacations in the state. He will be joined on the trail by Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina's most senior democrat, along with Person.
Biden's appearances are set for Nov. 1 in Sumter and Rock Hill.