A small plane was to fly over Tuscaloosa during the Georgia game with a banner reading, “Trump’s Punting on 2nd Debate.”
The former president is one of several politicians to visit Valdosta after Hurricane Helene brought lashing winds and catastrophic flooding to the region.
The race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia appears to be another close contest. Recent polls mostly show Trump with higher levels of support than Harris, but every poll is within the margin of error. The Republican has a slight edge in the gambling markets.
Trump-backed members of Georgia's State Election Board last week passed a rule requiring hand-counted ballots.
Trump has 2-point edge over Harris amid widespread concern over state of democracy; partisans divide over election board actions.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is making his first campaign visit to battleground Georgia since a feud between the former president and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp ended last month with Kemp endorsing Trump.
Members of the Muscogee County community reacted to a new rule in Georgia requiring all ballots be hand counted.
Keep track of how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are standing in presidential polling in Georgia, a key battleground state in the 2024 election.
What Is Going on With Georgia’s Board of Elections? In 2020, the state’s Republican governor and secretary stood down Trump’s efforts to “find” the votes to overturn the election. Now, the MAGA-dominated elections board has other ideas.
According to The Washington Post, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, upon learning of the ad, said: “Kamala Harris would never show up to a sporting event like this [Alabama-Georgia] because she’d get booed out of the stadium and embarrass herself.” The Independent has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.