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Joe Biden reschedules campaign stop with Stacey Abrams

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is now expected to campaign with Democrat Stacey Abrams in October.
Credit: Chip Somodevilla
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams next week, her press secretary confirmed.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

ATLANTA — Former Vice President Joe Biden is rescheduling his trip to Georgia to campaign for Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor.

A spokesman for Abrams' campaign said Monday that Biden has a scheduling conflict and now expected to visit in October.

Biden is the latest big-name Democrat to support Abrams in the Georgia gubernatorial race against Republican Brian Kemp.

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She has also gained the endorsement of former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have also backed Abram's campaign.

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On the Kemp side, Vice President Mike Pence is planning to visit Georgia to campaign on his behalf. A recent event had to be postponed because of forecasted impacts of then Hurricane Florence.

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