Michelle Obama will campaign in Georgia after imploring Democrats to ‘do something’

“Together, we will take our momentum and energy to the ballot box and set the tone for the entire country — especially first-time voters — to vote early,” said Beth Lynk, the group’s executive director.

Publish Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024
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“Together, we will take our momentum and energy to the ballot box and set the tone for the entire country — especially first-time voters — to vote early,” said Beth Lynk, the group’s executive director.

The organization, which says the Atlanta rally will be a nonpartisan gathering, holds events in battleground states across the nation often featuring celebrities, including one earlier this week in Arizona with actor Mark Ruffalo. Organizers didn’t immediately say who would attend the Atlanta rally.

Both campaigns are fighting to turn out early voters during Georgia’s three-week early voting period, which started on Tuesday and ends days after the Obama event.

The former first lady regularly polls among Democrats as one of the party’s most popular figures. Though she has yet to hit the campaign trail for Harris, Obama implored thousands of supporters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to step up for the vice president.

“So if they lie about her — and they will — we’ve got to do something,” she said of GOP attacks on Harris to cheers from the United Center crowd.

December 22, 2024

Story attribution: Greg Bluestein
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