Early voting tops 1.1M in Georgia

A close race. Thank you for that. Well, back here in Georgia, this midterm election, voters have shattered records. So far, more than one million people have cast their ballot in the first week of early voting. And that massive turnout comes as a new AJC poll in the race for governor shows Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson in a tight race, with Jackson holding a razor-thin edge over Bottoms. This high-stakes matchup is drawing heavy hitters to the Peach State. As a reminder, this Saturday, President Donald Trump returns to Georgia. He'll be in Perry for a rally. Former President Barack Obama will campaign here next Wednesday. Now at the polls, Georgia continues to surge past one million ballots submitted for early voting since it started on October 13th. The Secretary of State's office says more than 1.1 million ballots have been cast in person and more than 55,000 absentee ballots have been accepted. Voters who are white and female along with those in the 65 to 69 age group are outpacing their counterparts when it comes to turnout. Weather-wise this