Biden will fight in Atlanta just before the start on January 5 in Atlanta on Monday, and Harris will travel to Savannah on Sunday, according to an opinion first shared with CNN. This is the second visit to the state for both the Elected President and the Elected President, while for the Democratic candidates, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, in the hope that the party will get the Senate.
The control of the room depends on next week’s matches. If the Democrats win both races, the Senate composition will be 50-50, which will position Harris as a casting vote and provide an easier way for Biden to advance the agenda he promoted during his campaign.
During Biden’s last stop earlier in December, which came on the heels of Electoral College to confirm his victory, he slammed Perdue and Loeffler, arguing that they stood by it and ‘fully embraced almost 5 million Georgia’s. – abstention ‘. He urged Georgians to vote as if their lives depended on it.
“Send me these two men,” Biden said during the drive-in march for the two Democratic candidates, “and we will control the Senate and change the lives of people in Georgia.”
Former President Barack Obama addressed a virtual rally for the Ossoff and Warnock campaigns earlier this month, saying Georgia’s former presidential election will ultimately determine the course of the Biden presidency.
Biden’s travels to the state come after he became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since former President Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992. Biden’s success was fueled by an accelerated grassroots organization and an increasingly diverse constituency.
Aside from the personal visits, Biden’s presidential campaign has invested significant resources in the run-up to and spent nearly $ 5 million on the races, a campaign official told CNN earlier this month.
He moved 50 paid staff members and about a dozen additional staff for analysis and technology from the campaign to help with efforts in the state, ranging from organizing, reaching out and contacting voters, and their focus specifically on suburban Atlanta and the smaller cities where Biden focuses. performed well during the election.
Biden also raised money directly for Ossoff and Warnock, amounting to $ 10 million per official.
CNN’s Caroline Kelly contributed to this report.