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Politics
Greg Bluestein, Maya T. Prabhu and Shannon McCaffrey

Obama gives Georgia Democrats a shot in the arm

ATLANTA — Pleading with Georgia Democrats to stay energized ahead of a tough election, former President Barack Obama challenged supporters to demand they “deserve better” than the Republicans on the state’s ballot.

Amid cheers from a crowd of thousands, Obama urged anxious Democrats to mobilize behind U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Stacey Abrams and other candidates on the party’s ticket because “democracy is at stake in this election.”

The former president acknowledged that rising inflation is plaguing Georgians — and “taking a bite” out of paychecks — but pushed voters to question what plans Republicans have to target higher prices and settle a wobbly economy.

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