The Biden-Harris campaign is using the avalanche of money that poured in during August to expand the map in a way that could benefit not just the top of the ticket but efforts to take back the Senate as well. The campaign is adding 10 staffers in Georgia to an existing staff of five.
Importantly, the new Biden-Harris staffers in Georgia include a voter protection director, which will help Democrats up and down the ballot in a state renowned for its voter suppression. Another of the hires is a former data analyst for Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization.
Georgia has not one but two Senate races in 2020, and Daily Kos has endorsed Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Georgia also has two competitive House races to defend Rep. Lucy McBath’s seat in the 6th Congressional District and hopefully to pick up the open seat in the 7th. So Biden’s investments in Georgia could have a big, big payoff.
While the Biden campaign is using its big fundraising to expand the map, the Trump campaign is broke in large part because Trump’s inner circle is filled with grifters and because of the major legal bills Trump and the campaign are constantly racking up. Biden’s spending in Georgia may force the Trump campaign to counter it—something Trump can ill afford to do. In short, the amount of win wrapped up in Biden building up an operation in Georgia is immense.
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