Biden back on campaign trail, hoping support for Georgia Senate candidates can swing tight runoffs

Joe Biden returns Tuesday to the campaign trail, stumping in Georgia for the two Democratic candidates in the high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will determine control of the Senate for at least the next two years. 

Biden will make an appearance at a drive-in rally in Atlanta for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who are running, respectively, against GOP incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.

Biden will be appearing alongside Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta, and one-time failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has become a leader of voting rights efforts across Georgia.

If Ossoff and Warnock each win, the upper chamber will be evenly split 50-50 among Democrats and Republicans, with Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote in her capacity as vice president. But, if either Democrat loses, the majority will remain Republican. 

Early voting started Monday and will run through Dec. 31, with both races still close. Election Day is Jan. 5.

According to a campaign staffer, Biden will be speaking "directly to Georgians’ ability to vote for change and lawmakers dedicated to getting help immediately to those who are suffering when they cast their ballots." 

He will also "echo his message of unity and a battle for the soul of the nation that led to him getting 81 million votes across the country – more than any presidential candidate in history – and becoming the first Democrat in decades to win the state of Georgia during a presidential election, according to staff.

President Trump and Vice President Pence have also been campaigning in Georgia for the GOP candidates, despite the president's continued claim that the vote count in Georgia was rigged against him.

"We can fight for the presidency, and we can fight for these two great senators, and we can do it at the same time," said Trump at a recent rally.