Trump Takes Midterm Blitz to Perry, Georgia Saturday Night, Returns to Texas Tuesday
President Donald Trump headlines a rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday night - his second Georgia stop in just over a week - as his near-daily midterm tour rolls on with 10 days left before the November 3 elections, and with two Texas rallies for Ken Paxton set for Tuesday.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak Saturday night in Perry, Georgia, headlining a Republican rally at Guardian Centers, 600 Perry Parkway, with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. Eastern and remarks scheduled for 7 p.m., according to the Savannah Morning News. The rally was initially scheduled for Macon and was moved about 30 miles south to Perry; the time did not change, and supporters could request up to four tickets per signup. It is Trump's second Georgia stop in just over a week - he rallied in Dalton on October 16 - and it comes 10 days before the November 3 midterm elections.
Two of Georgia's biggest races hang in the balance. Republican Rep. Mike Collins is trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, and Republican businessman Rick Jackson faces former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the governor's race. Recent Georgia polling published by the Savannah Morning News shows both races close: an October 21 AJC poll had Ossoff ahead of Collins 48 percent to 40 percent, with 12 percent undecided, and Jackson ahead of Bottoms 46 percent to 45 percent in the governor's race. The Georgia Recorder reported that Jackson, Trump's endorsee for governor, will not attend Saturday's rally.
The Perry stop is one leg of a closing sprint laid out in the White House weekend schedule: after voting early in person in Palm Beach County on Saturday morning, Trump travels to Perry for the evening remarks, then to Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, with Mississippi set for Monday, according to Reuters coverage of the tour summarized Saturday by StateLineDaily. Reuters' reporting on the blitz notes the map has Republicans playing defense in states they usually win easily - the president has already traveled twice to Texas, twice to Ohio and to Kansas, Iowa, South Carolina and other Republican-friendly states, as several Senate races there sit within the margin of error.
Texas is next on that map, and it is why Houston readers should watch Saturday night. Trump returns to Texas on Tuesday for two more campaign rallies for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, Reuters reported - Paxton narrowly trails Democrat James Talarico in polling of the Texas Senate race, which is being decided as Harris County and the rest of Texas vote early through October 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
