Obama to campaign for Abrams in Georgia days before election

Former President Obama is heading to Georgia on Friday to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and other Democrats mere days before the midterm elections. 

Georgia Democrats announced Monday that Obama will host a Get Out the Vote rally in Atlanta on Nov. 2 at the Forbes Arena at Morehouse College. The other Democratic candidates were not named in the announcement.

BREAKING: President @BarackObama is coming to Georgia! Learn more: https://t.co/n3HciKhdjz #gapol pic.twitter.com/h2ejGiuYkn

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) October 29, 2018

Obama previously endorsed Abrams, as did former President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Joe Biden. 

{mosads}The former president will also be campaigning in Florida on Friday for Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Sen. Bill Nelson. 

Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representative, is in a virtual tie with her Republican opponent, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp.

Kemp led Abrams by 49 percent to 47 percent in a poll last week, within the polls margin of error.

Political handicapper The Cook Political Report rates the race as a “toss up.” An average of polls complied by RealClearPolitics has Kemp up by 1.5 points.

Kemp has tied himself closely to President Trump, who has endorsed the Republican.