Michelle Obama, Tim Walz rally Georgia voters 1 week ahead of Election Day
ATLANTA - Georgia proved once again on Tuesday how important the state is on the road to the White House for former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
With Election Day exactly one week away, the Democratic nominee's running mate Tim Walz headed back to Georgia on Tuesday to rally supporters.
Walz was in Savannah for a Get-Out-the-Early-Vote rally and then traveled to Columbus for another rally.
The Minnesota governor wasn't the only Democratic heavy hitter in the state on Tuesday. Former first lady Michelle Obama headed to Atlanta to headline a When We All Vote event featuring Victoria Monet, DJ D-Nice, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Ari Lennox, and Kelly Rowland.
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Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (Photo by Brandon Bell/G
Created by Michelle Obama in 2018, When We All Vote is a nonpartisan initiative encouraging participation in every election.
The rally began at 7 p.m. and was live-streamed on When We All Vote's website.
Michelle Obama Atlanta voting rally full speech
Former first lady Michelle Obama headlined a "When We All Vote Rally" in Atlanta. Celebrities like Kerry Washington, Kelly Rowland, Atlanta's Lynae Vanee and more made appearances at the non-partisan event. The goal was to encourage first-time and early voters.
The Democratic Party's push came a day after former President Donald Trump had his own visit to the Peach State - his third trip to the metro Atlanta area in less than two weeks.
In a speech at McCamish Pavilion on Georgia Tech's campus, the Republican nominee hit on familiar themes like inflation, immigration, and tax cuts.
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"We will have no tax on tips, no taxes on overtime, no tax on social security benefits for our seniors. I will support a tax credit for caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one," said Trump.
Trump also went after his opponent, saying that Harris was "grossly incompetent" whose time at the White House had "shattered the middle class."
In 2020, no swing state swung more for Democrats than Georgia, according to the Washington Post. Trump won the state by more than 200,000 votes in 2016, but President Joe Biden won it by less than 12,000 in 2020.
According to new polling averages by Project FiveThirtyEight, Trump has a slight lead in Georgia - at 48.6% to Harris's 47.1%.
With four more days of early voting, over 3 million Georgians have already cast a vote so far - around 42.3% of all eligible voters in the state.