Tim Walz rallies in Smyrna; Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Stipe, more join

In a race for the White House, Gov. Tim Walz held a rally in Cobb County featuring Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff just two days before Election Day.

"Georgia, you have the potential to win this whole d-mn thing for America," Walz told the crowd.

The two main men of the Democratic presidential campaign highlighted issues they think Georgia voters care most about while also disparaging the Trump-Vance ticket.

"We are sick of this guy, aren’t we?" Emhoff yelled to the crowd of supporters.

Walz warned of what a Republican congress might do under Donald Trump.

"This guy [Speaker Mike Johnson] says they’re going to gut the Affordable Care Act. But you know it, you know they’re going to try and get rid of it," Walz said. 

He then claimed Trump’s economic plan would hit middle class Americans where it hurts.

"If Donald Trump gets his way and puts this tariff on, it will add 20% to virtually everything you buy," he said.  

Walz went on to remind the crowd of Trump’s boasting of his role in overturning Roe v. Wade and warned of further encroachment on women’s reproductive rights if he were to be elected.

"He’s glad that your daughters, your wives, those women you love in your lives, are now put more at risk and have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers," Walz remarked.

He also discussed how his running mate would expand reproductive freedoms for women.

"When we hold the Senate, when we take the House of Representatives, and they pass a reproductive freedom bill, President Harris will sign it into law!" he said.

Emhoff said his wife’s administration would be the polar opposite of a Trump one.

"A policy agenda focused on you, your healthcare, your cost of living, your goal of starting a business, your path to building generational wealth, and protecting your fundamental freedoms," Emhoff said.   

The campaign knows how close the race is in the Peach State.

Walz and Emhoff told voters they could be the ones to put Harris in the Oval Office and urged those who already voted to get back out there and rally everyone they know who hasn’t been to the polls on Tuesday.

Throughout his remarks, Walz reminded the audience that it would likely come down to Georgia to tip the scale on Election Night. He joked that if it came down to just one vote, it would probably be former President Jimmy Carter's that ended up winning the election for Kamala Harris.

After the speeches, attendees were treated to a performance by Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and Jon Bon Jovi.

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Jon Bon Jovi performs at a Harris-Walz rally in Cobb County on Nov. 3, 2024.

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks at a rally in Macon Sunday evening. His running mate, Sen. JD Vance plans to rally at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Monday.

Monday night, the Harris-Walz campaign will host a series of performances in Atlanta. FOX 5 Atlanta has more details about this event here.

The Source: This is a FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team original report with contributions from reporter Eric Mock.