Obama rallies for Ossoff and Bottoms in Georgia as midterm election nears
The former president campaigned south of Atlanta on 28 October, attacking Trump and Republicans over costs and conduct as voters prepare for the 3 November election.
Barack Obama rallied Democrats in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta, on 28 October to support Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms ahead of the 3 November midterm election, The Guardian reported. The former president used the closing-week appearance to criticize Donald Trump and Republicans over the cost of living and their conduct in office.
The Guardian reported that between 3,500 and 4,000 people filled the Discovery Center of Clayton County. Obama also campaigned for other Democrats running further down the ballot, giving the party a prominent speaker as early voting continued across the country.
Obama’s message on costs and Trump
‘These are not serious people,’ Obama said of Trump and the Republican Party, according to The Guardian. ‘And we’re all paying the price for their lack of seriousness.’ He moved from a discussion of what families can afford to criticism of what he described as corruption in the presidency.
CBS News reported that Obama blamed Trump administration decisions for rising costs. That was Obama’s campaign argument, rather than an established explanation for price changes. He also accused Trump of making billions of dollars while in office, The Guardian reported; the allegation was not independently established in the retained reporting.
Ossoff likewise accused Trump of leading what he called ‘the most corrupt administration of all time,’ according to The Guardian. The planned construction of a White House ballroom also featured in remarks by speakers at the rally, the newspaper reported.
Georgia rally in the final week of voting
The Georgia stop was part of Obama’s campaign activity before the 3 November vote. CBS News reported that Trump was campaigning in Ohio as Obama rallied in Georgia, placing the two appearances in the same final-week push by the parties. Voters will decide control of the House and Senate, with early voting already underway, CBS reported.
Before the Georgia event, the Associated Press reported that Obama was scheduled to appear with Ossoff and Bottoms. Its advance notice helps explain the rally’s purpose; The Guardian’s account establishes that the appearance took place. The rally therefore put Obama alongside candidates for both of Georgia’s statewide contests in the final days before voting.
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Sources and context
- Obama brings star power for Democratic midterms to suburban AtlantaThe Guardian
- Live Updates: Obama and Trump hold dueling rallies as 2026 midterm campaigns make final pre-Election Day pitchCBS News
- WATCH LIVE: Obama stumps for Ossoff and Bottoms at Georgia midterm rallyAssociated Press, republished by PBS NewsHour
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