Biden Visit Cements Idea Of Georgia As ‘Truly A Battleground,’ Dems Say

Joe Biden spoke at an Atlanta rally Tuesday after a stop in Warm Springs. He is the first Democratic presidential candidate to campaign in the Peach State so close to the election in a generation.

Updated Thursday at 11:26 a.m.

Joe Biden campaigned in Warm Springs, Georgia, and Atlanta on Tuesday for the first time since the primary, a major coup for Georgia Democrats.

While it’s been a Republican stronghold for two decades, polling this year shows the state as a tossup. Biden’s visit “cements this idea that Georgia is truly a battleground state,” said Tharon Johnson, Democratic strategist and senior advisor to the Biden campaign.