Several high-profile figures are participating in campaign events across Georgia as voters prepare for the November 3 election. Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris are scheduled to join Democratic candidates at key events. Congressman Mike Collins, challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson joined President Donald Trump at a rally in Dalton. Jackson initially planned to skip the event but changed his mind to attend both the rally and a separate event in the Atlanta suburbs.
Three GOP congressional candidates – John Cowan, Jim Kingston, and Houston Gaines – joined Congressman Austin Scott in Perry, where some speakers referred to Georgia as “Trump country.” Trump urged the crowd to “pretend that I’m on the ballot” and to vote. In Atlanta, Ossoff campaigned with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms also campaigned in Savannah.
Ossoff and Bottoms are set to join Obama at an Atlanta rally on Wednesday, while Harris is scheduled to appear in Georgia on Friday. Buttigieg encouraged Ossoff’s supporters to reach out to disaffected right-leaning voters, arguing that the current climate presents an opportunity to build a “bigger, better coalition.” About 1.6 million voters have already cast ballots in Georgia, with one more week of early voting remaining.
Trump will return to Georgia for a second rally in about a week before heading to Michigan. Collins praised Trump at the rally, calling him “the forgotten men and women in this country.” Democrats have criticized Trump’s appeal to voters to “pretend” he is on the ballot, suggesting they hope voters will consider his performance when casting their votes.
