The Latest: Biden eyes Georgia and other GOP strongholds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
12:55 p.m.
Joe Biden is making a late push to flip Georgia, a state Democrats haven’t won at the presidential level in nearly three decades.
Biden is visiting Warm Springs, Georgia, to deliver a speech that aides have said will drive his closing argument, focused on the need for the nation to unify to confront its major challenges. The town was the site of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s private retreat.
Later Tuesday, he’s speaking at a drive-in rally in Atlanta.
Georgia hasn’t voted for a Democrat in a presidential race since 1992. But the Biden campaign is looking to capitalize on the favorable political environment there as the coronavirus pandemic drags down President Donald Trump in typically red-leaning states. Sen. Kamala Harris, Biden's running mate, campaigned in the state last Friday.
While the Biden campaign insists the candidate is still focused on winning back the “Blue Wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, they’ve also made moves in recent weeks to expand the map to traditionally Republican states.
Biden will also visit Iowa this week, another state once seen as a reach for Democrats that has become more competitive.
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