AJC: “The rally comes near the end of Georgia’s three-week early voting period and just days before the Nov. 3 election, as both parties turn to their political heavyweights to energize supporters and bank votes.”

Atlanta, Ga. — New reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced that President Barack Obama will come to Atlanta on October 28th to rally with Sen. Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms in “a final push to mobilize voters” before the end of early in-person voting on October 30th and less than a week from Election Day.

At the rally, President Obama will energize Georgians and mobilize them to turn out and vote early for Ossoff, Bottoms, and Democrats up and down the ballot ahead of the October 30th early vote deadline.

AJC: Obama to Headline Atlanta Rally for Bottoms and Ossoff
By Greg Bluestein | October 18, 2026

KEY EXCERPTS

• Former President Barack Obama will headline an Oct. 28 rally in Atlanta for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, bringing one of the party’s biggest political draws to Georgia for a final push to mobilize voters.
  
  
• The rally comes near the end of Georgia’s three-week early voting period and just days before the Nov. 3 election, as both parties turn to their political heavyweights to energize supporters and bank votes. […]
  
  
• Democrats are counting on Ossoff’s strength to help lift the rest of the ticket, and Obama’s visit is another part of that strategy.
  
  
• The exact time and location of the evening rally haven’t been announced, but an advisory from organizers says Obama will “mobilize Georgians to turn out and vote early for Ossoff, Bottoms and Democrats up and down the ballot.” […]
  
  
• Obama has already stepped up his involvement in Georgia’s elections, airing radio ads and digital spots urging Democrats to back Bottoms and Ossoff.
  
  
• But Democrats hope his in-person appearance will deliver a bigger jolt, particularly among Black voters who form the backbone of the party’s coalition.
  
  
• The former president is no stranger to late-stage campaign rallies in Georgia. Obama rallied thousands of supporters for Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in October 2022, urging Democrats to mobilize in the final days of a tough election. […]

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