Biden will campaign in Atlanta on Monday, just before the second round, on January 5, and Harris will travel to Savannah on Sunday, according to a statement released for the first time with CNN. This will be the second visit to the state by both President-elect and Vice-President-elect campaigning for Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock, in the hope that the party will gain control of the Senate.
Camera control depends on next week’s matches. If Democrats win both races, the Senate will be 50-50, placing Harris to serve as the tiebreaker and creating an easier way for Biden to advance the agenda he promoted during his campaign.
During Biden’s last parade in early December, which came in the wake of the Electoral College’s claim to his victory, he beat Perdue and Loeffler, arguing that they remained on the sidelines and “fully embraced the cancellation of nearly 5 million votes in Georgia “. He asked Georgians to vote as if their lives depended on it.
“Send me these two men,” said Biden during the rally for the two Democratic candidates, “and we will control the Senate and change the lives of people in Georgia.”
Campaigning at a virtual rally for the Ossoff and Warnock campaigns earlier this month, former President Barack Obama bluntly told voters: “The special election in Georgia will ultimately determine the course of Biden’s presidency. “
Biden’s travels to the state came after he became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since the victory of ex-President Bill Clinton in 1992. Biden’s success was fueled by an accelerated grassroots organization and an increasingly electorate more diverse.
In addition to personal visits, Biden’s presidential campaign invested significant resources in the second round, spending nearly $ 5 million on races, a campaign official told CNN earlier this month.
He transferred 50 paid employees and about a dozen additional campaign analytics and technology employees to help with state efforts ranging from organizing, outreach and contacting voters, focusing his efforts specifically on the Atlanta suburbs and smaller cities where Biden performed well during the election.
Biden has also been raising money directly to Ossoff and Warnock, with an amount close to $ 10 million, according to the official.
CNN’s Caroline Kelly contributed to this report.