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Gitanole · 10-29-2026 11:36 PM

With a U.S. Senate seat, the governor’s mansion and a slew of other statewide races on the ballot, former President Barack Obama visited Georgia Wednesday to fire up supporters to elect a slate of Democrats and send a message to the White House.

The former president joined U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelection, and Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, in a jam-packed arena in Morrow, which is just south of Atlanta.

The rally also featured other Democratic candidates running for statewide office, including state Rep. Tanya Miller, who is running for attorney general, Penny Brown Reynolds, who is running for secretary of state, and state Sen. Josh McLaurin, who is running for lieutenant governor.

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Already, 2.2 million Georgians have cast a ballot as of Wednesday, with just two more days to vote early. Election Day is Tuesday.

At the rally, Obama railed against President Donald Trump, describing the previous “two years of chaos and cruelty and corruption and incompetence” under the Trump administration and Republicans. He said that voters are “so ready for something new” and that “it feels like change is in the air.”

“I don’t have to tell you how tough things are out there. You’re living it,” Obama said.

Obama argued that many voters who helped get Trump elected in 2024 were frustrated with post-pandemic inflation and thought that he might turn things around, but instead, Obama said that prices have continued to go up because of Trump policies. He pointed to Trump’s tariffs that have destabilized long-standing trade agreements and the war in Iran that he described as “an unnecessary war that nobody asked for and nobody voted for.”

“These are not serious people, and we’re all paying a price for their lack of seriousness,” Obama said.

But Obama ended his speech on a positive and optimistic note, saying that “this election can be a start” of change.
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The rally had the hallmarks of a celebration. In between speakers, Clark Atlanta University’s marching band the Mighty Marching Panthers and artist Janelle Monae performed, and at other times, rally goers danced and sang along to loud music as if they were in a concert.

Nell Robison, a 44-year-old actor who attended the rally with his family, said he was excited to show his sons the importance of casting their vote.

“I wanted them to see our first Black president, and I want them to understand how important politics is, not just at the presidential level, but also at the governor level, senate level, things like that,” he said.

Obama’s endorsement of Ossoff and Bottoms, he added, would likely serve to energize Georgia voters in the midterms. “Whoever that man supports, they get a strong turnout,” he said. “Just the fact that he’s putting his name on the line for these people shows a lot, and a lot of people came out here for him.”
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