ATLANTA — A crowd of thousands of Georgia Democrats packed the Gateway Center Arena in College Park on Friday for a rally headlined by former President Barack Obama to rev up support for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Stacey Abrams and other candidates.
Obama’s visit was announced as polls show a tight race between Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker during the final stretch of early in-person voting. And Democrats hope he’ll give a boost to Abrams, who trails Gov. Brian Kemp in her gubernatorial rematch.
Obama has staked out a limited schedule of appearances this campaign cycle, and the Georgia visit is one of his only announced events. State Democrats hope his trip could drive up Black voter turnout and inject more energy into Georgia campaigns in the final stretch of the race.
