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Obama backs Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff at rally before US midterms
Barack Obama rallied for Senator Jon Ossoff in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, ahead of the US midterm elections.
Ossoff is a Democrat seeking re-election, and Obama also backed former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and other Democratic candidates.
The rally was part of Obama's campaign tour during the final week before voters go to the polls.
Obama criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans, linking the administration's actions to concerns about corruption and the cost of living.
Ossoff accused Trump of corruption and said Democrats would seek to impeach him if they take control of Congress next year.
Ossoff leads his Republican opponent in polls, while Bottoms is in a close race against Republican Rick Jackson.
Former US president Barack Obama campaigned for Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff at a rally near Atlanta ahead of the midterm elections.
Obama urged voters to support Ossoff and praised his connection to civil rights leader John Lewis.
At the rally, Obama criticized Donald Trump and Republicans, focusing on the president’s conduct and affordability concerns.
Ossoff accused Trump of leading “the most corrupt administration of all time.”
The Guardian reported that 3,500 to 4,000 people attended the rally at the Discovery Center of Clayton County.
- Who
- Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. Other speakers included Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
- What
- Obama rallied support for Ossoff and other Democrats, while criticizing Donald Trump and Republicans.
- When
- Wednesday, during the final week before the midterm elections. Le Monde gives the date as October 28; its article also refers to October 29.
- Where
- Discovery Center of Clayton County, just south of Atlanta, Georgia.
- Why
- Obama was campaigning to support Democratic candidates before the midterm elections.
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- Rally location
- Discovery Center of Clayton County, just south of Atlanta
- Attendance
- 3,500 to 4,000 people, according to the Guardian
- Featured candidate
- Jon Ossoff, incumbent Georgia senator
- Other candidates supported
- Keisha Lance Bottoms and other Democrats
- Election timing
- The rally took place in the final week before the midterm elections
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