Barack Obama Campaigns for Democrats in Georgia Midterms
Barack Obama joined Senator Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms at an Atlanta rally to criticize Donald Trump's Iran policy and Republican candidates.
Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democratic candidates in Atlanta on October 28, 2026, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. During the rally, Obama criticized the administration of Donald Trump, specifically attributing rising gas prices to an eight-month war against Iran that he described as unnecessary.
Obama and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff targeted Republican candidates in the state. Obama mocked gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson for a gas store gaffe and criticized U.S. Representative Mike Collins for alleged ties to white nationalists. Ossoff called Collins a bigot and accused President Trump of lying about the nuclear stockpile of Iran.
The Georgia governor's race pits former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms against businessman Rick Jackson. Bottoms is campaigning on the expansion of Medicaid and the repeal of the state abortion ban. Jackson is running as a political outsider with proposals to ban DEI programs in state government and education and to reduce the state income tax by half.
