Former president Obama & VP Harris, President Trump to campaign in GA

Let's turn our focus to politics. Former Vice President Kamala Harris will do a three-day swing through Georgia, beginning on Wednesday, October 28th. And she says that she'll be campaigning for incumbent Senator John Ossoff. She'll also attend voter protection events and speak at a gala for the Democratic Party that's happening next Friday. So before coming here to Atlanta next week, she was in Mississippi yesterday for a Democratic Senate candidate. Fox's Asher Redhage is there now. Asher, good morning to you. Thanks for joining us. So there's a lot of chatter, you know, heading into the midterms. So what are you hearing from voters about the former VP? What are folks saying? Yeah, good morning. A lot of the voters at last night's rally were telling me that they want to see the former vice president back in the White House in two years. Take a listen. I would love to see a change. If it's her, anybody, anyone except what we got. And we don't need another one like that. Her being the first black lady, being vice president, something I thought I would never see, but I'm glad God let me be able to see it, and I'm glad to have her come to visit our state. Former Vice President Harris held a rally at a high school gymnasium here in Columbus yesterday. And although Mississippi is typically a Republican stronghold, Harris was here trying to convince voters that Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colome is the man to replace Mississippi Senator Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. But a recent Fox News power ranking shows the Republicans are likely to take this race. And even a former Clinton advisor doesn't understand why Harris chose to come to such a deep red state. Take a listen. I don't believe Mississippi is in play. I can't speak to what Kamala is doing other than perhaps taking soundings for 2028 but I don't think there's going to be a breakthrough In Mississippi there are going to be a lot of states where breakthroughs are possible; Mississippi isn't one of them and this is Harris's second stop on a tour taking her from Nevada to the East Coast in the coming days Harris is scheduled to visit Wisconsin, Georgia and New Hampshire. I'm here to say we are on the verge because of the leaders who are here. We are on the verge of making a statement, not only about who we are as Americans, who you are as Mississippians, but also the kind of future that we want for our children, for our families, for our parents and grandparents, for the ancestors that we honor. And President Trump is also coming to Mississippi on Monday to rally Republican votes for Senator Hyde-Smith. Elise? Things are certainly heating up as we can see well ahead of the midterm elections right now. So, Asher, thank you so much for the latest there. We appreciate it. And we want to turn our focus now to former President Barack Obama. He's heading to Atlanta to headline a campaign rally for Georgia Democrats. He'll join Senator John Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms next Wednesday ahead of the midterm election. President Trump staying busy, too. He's making another visit to Georgia ahead of the midterm elections as he continues to campaign for Republicans across the country. So tomorrow, the president will be in Macon for a rally. No word on that location just yet, but registration is open. So last Friday, President Trump made a campaign stop here in Georgia in support of Republican Congressman Mike Collins. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson was also there. So digging deeper into the upcoming election, it's not just the candidates that Georgians will need to decide on. Georgians will also be seeing proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. So let's take a look at a few of those, explain what they mean, go through the wording there. So the first is, shall the Constitution of Georgia for the purpose of protecting family farmland be amended as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres. So if you're listening to that, if you're reading that and wondering, what on earth does this mean? Well, it has to do with the tax break for farmers and timber growers. So if this amendment passes, it would increase from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres. So that's certainly one, just to make yourself aware, be familiar and make a decision on how you feel about it. But let's go now to the second amendment. Here's what this one says. shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to require that all probate court judges be elected in nonpartisan elections? If this passes, what this means is candidates would appear on the ballot without political party affiliations. Probate judges handle things like wills, they handle estates, and they also handle marriage licenses as well. So let's take a look at the third amendment now. Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended as to authorize the General assembly to dedicate certain existing revenues, including revenues reallocated by law to a non-lapsing fund to be used exclusively for the expansion, the maintenance, the operation of emergency 911 systems in this state. So that is what you would see on the ballot. So to break this down a little bit, if you're like me wondering what exactly does this one mean? Well, this amendment would allow the state legislature to create a special fund to expand and upgrade 911 technology. So hopefully that helps a little bit as you prepare to vote for the candidates, but also these ballot questions that you'll see as well. 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