Obama will campaign for Warnock before the Georgia Senate runoff

Former President Barack Obama will campaign again for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat faces Republican Herschel Walker in a Dec. 6 runoff.

Obama will return to the Peach State on Dec. 1, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. The date is significant because it is the eve of the last day of early in-person voting, which has proven pivotal for Democrats in recent years.

Warnock won a special election runoff nearly two years ago.

Obama previously appeared with Warnock in late October during early voting in the general election.

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Former President Barack Obama, repeating his battleground ahead of the midterm elections, will again campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat tries to withstand a strong challenge from Republican Herschel Walker before a runoff on 6 december
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The runoff was triggered under Georgia law despite Warnock leading Walker by about 36,000 votes in the general election because Warnock fell short of a majority.

Warnock has spent much of his re-election bid targeting independent voters and moderate Republicans. Obama is the only major national Democrat to have campaigned for Warnock in person.

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on November 16, 2022 in McDonough, Georgia.
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Republicans have tried to frame the race as a national referendum on the two parties, tying Warnock to President Biden and historically high inflation.

Democrats have already defended their Senate majority in the midterm elections, securing 50 seats, along with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote. However, Georgia remains a key seat because a 51st senator would give Democrats an outright majority, even in Senate committees, while giving the caucus insurance against defections.

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Obama remains popular among the Democratic base and is still well regarded among independents.

Obama previously argued that Republicans were not offering real solutions to inflation, which is a global phenomenon, not something Biden and Democrats in Washington created. The former president has also called Republicans a threat to democracy, pointing to the continued support of many Republican leaders for former President Donald Trump and his baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.