ATLANTA — President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Georgia next week to campaign for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock for the Senate runoff election.
The visit will happen in Atlanta on Dec. 15.
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The official news release says: “On Tuesday, December 15, President-elect Biden will travel to Atlanta, Georgia to campaign on behalf of Jon Ossoff, Rev. Raphael Warnock, and the Democratic ticket in the January 5 runoffs. Additional details to follow.”
Ossoff and Warnock are facing Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Jan. 5.
Republicans need one victory to maintain their Senate majority. Democrats need a Georgia sweep to force a 50-50 Senate and position Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaking majority vote.
President Trump was in Georgia last week to campaign for Perdue and Loeffler.
First lady Melania Trump made a rare political appearance to introduce the president, and encouraged Georgians to get out to vote.
“We must keep our seats in the Senate,” she said. “It’s more important than ever that you exercise your rights as a citizen and vote.”