On The Campaign Trail In Georgia, Evidence Of A Battleground State

Ivanka Trump visited Acworth Tuesday in a campaign stop for Republican Sen. David Perdue, whom she called a “great friend” and “great champion” of the president.

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Campaign season is in full swing in Georgia, a newly minted battleground state.

Ivanka Trump visited Acworth Tuesday with Sen. David Perdue, the Republican incumbent in a tight race for his seat with Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff. Donald Trump Jr. visited Kennesaw and Savannah on Monday. Now, President Donald Trump is set to hold a rally in Macon on Friday, three weeks after a metro Atlanta campaign stop.

On the Democratic side, Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stopped in Decatur and Columbus Monday to encourage early voting. It was the first time either Biden has visited the state since the primary.