Abrams invites Biden and Harris to campaign for her in Georgia

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) invited President Biden and Vice President Harris to hitch her on the marketing campaign path throughout an look on MSNBC on Sunday.

Host Symone Sanders, who beforehand served as a senior adviser to Harris, requested Abrams whether or not White Home help could possibly be anticipated in her battle towards Gov. Brian Kemp (R).

Abrams, who gained her celebration’s nomination late final month after dealing with no challenger, mentioned she would welcome their look.

“We invite anybody who needs to see Georgia transfer ahead to return right here, and which means President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris,” Abrams mentioned. “However what we’re speaking about are the wants of the state of Georgia.”

The Hill has reached out to the White Home for remark.

The Abrams-Kemp election is a rematch from 2018, when Kemp narrowly gained.

Kemp simply fended off a main problem by former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), who was endorsed by former President Trump.

After shedding to Kemp nearly 4 years in the past, Abrams and a group of grassroots organizations registered greater than 800,000 voters in 2020. Biden gained the state by almost 12,000 votes, and Democrats flipped each of Georgia’s senate seats in a runoff election weeks later.

Abrams is hoping to win the governor’s mansion in November on a platform that features combating voter suppression and increasing reasonably priced housing.