New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is headed to Georgia this week to stump for Gov. Nathan Deal's re-election campaign.
Christie, the chair of the Republican Governors Association, is touring Georgia Tech and then the Roswell Square on Thursday afternoon. It's part of a three-state swing that also includes stops in Maine and Florida to help embattled Republicans there fend off challengers.
He's part of a range of high-profile Republicans visiting Georgia in the final push before November. Sen. John McCain is headed to Atlanta Wednesday to vouch for Republican David Perdue's Senate bid, and Mitt Romney stopped by the Varsity a few days ago.
Democratic bigwigs are showing Georgia some love, too. Michelle Obama held a get-out-the-vote rally here last month, and Hillary Clinton is set to arrive later this month.
Christie's visit is well-timed for Deal, who is locked in a tight race against Democratic state Sen. Jason Carter. The RGA, his biggest outside supporter, has already pumped $2.6 million to help Deal, and more help could be on the way.
Christie last came to town in March as he tried to regain his political footing amid the Fort Lee traffic scandal - and Deal was trying to steady himself after successive storms gridlocked much of north Georgia.
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