With multiple news outlets reporting that President Donald Trump will campaign with Brian Kemp this weekend, Stacey Abrams said she welcomes the contrast.
“This is a democracy, and every group is allowed to have their standard-bearers,” she said. “I’m excited that my standard-bearers reflect the diversity and the values of our nation, believing that education belongs to everyone, that we should all have good paying jobs, that healthcare is a right and not a privilege.”
Although Kemp's campaign has not confirmed it, Trump is expected to stop in Macon on Sunday. Vice President Mike Pence has also scheduled three different events with Kemp this week.
Among the big names who have campaigned recently on Abrams' behalf are U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, figure skater Michelle Kwan and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards.
The Democratic Party of Georgia announced today that former President Barack Obama will be in Atlanta on Friday for a rally with Abrams and other Democrats. Party Chairman DuBose Porter said he expects Obama to "fire up our voters and give the message that Stacey Abrams would be so much better and set a better vision and help more people and is the only choice for governor."
Abrams said she is not concerned about who Kemp has stumping for him during the final days before the election, as she conducts a bus tour focused on voter turnout. She reports having visited more than 60 counties in the last 12 days.
“I’m focused on who we have in the state of Georgia and those who are standing up and speaking out and casting votes in ways they’ve never done before,” she said. “That to me is a signal of the progress that we are making in Georgia, and it’s a signal of the direction we’re taking.”
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