Volunteers and Staff from Team Harris-Waltz in Augusta for the start of their campaign, New Way Forward battleground tour

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – There are 51 days until Election Day, and both candidates for President are focusing on Georgia as a swing state. Saturday September 14th, volunteers and staff from Team Harris—Waltz and the Democratic Party of Georgia were out spreading their message.

After the first Debate between Vice President Harris and Donald Trump, volunteers and staff from Harris-Waltz and the Democratic Party of Georgia campaigned for the New Way Forward battleground tour.

This is part of a series of campaign events across Georgia, starting in Augusta. The Augusta Richmond County Democratic Party Headquarters is where the canvass launch took place with leaders like the mayor of Kansas City and a Georgia state senator.

“The first thing that I want people to know is to vote. You know I live in a state that’s not a swing state, so we’ll probably show up in November. I hope we’re still show up to vote, but y’all make a big difference,” said Quinton Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. “I think the other thing I want people to think about is to think about what will have a better impact on your life.”

They tell me the goal of their tour is to encourage voters to take action.  They say Augusta will play a significant role in deciding who will be our next President.

“It shows you how important Georgias going to be. I tell people all the time on election night people are going to be saying all across the county where’s Georgia, where’s Georgia, where’s Georgia, and Augusta is going to play a pivotal role in that,” said Senator Harold Jones.

Volunteers from around the CSRA came out to support and help the campaign to reach those in the area.

“In the last election, President Biden won by Georgia by less than 12 thousand votes, so every single vote matters, and so what a better way than to spend a Saturday afternoon going out and getting people out to vote,” said Scott Singer, a volunteer.

The Harris-Waltz team will also be in Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, Macon, and Albany this weekend.

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