Biden makes first endorsement of 2026 midterm cycle

Former President Biden dropped his first endorsement of the 2026 midterm cycle on Friday morning, backing former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor’s race. 

Lance Bottoms made a surprise decision not to run for reelection as mayor in 2021 and then joined the Biden administration as a special adviser. 

“As mayor of Atlanta, Keisha faced every challenge a leader could face, and then some — a global pandemic, a major cyberattack on the city system, economic uncertainty that tested every community across Georgia,” Biden said in a video released Monday. “She handled the law with steady leadership.”

“And then she came to the White House, served as a senior adviser. And I’ll tell you, those same colleagues that made her a great mayor made her invaluable to our administration. Smart, focused, gets things done. Georgia, she’s ready. She’s been ready,” he added. “Let’s get this thing done.”

Lance Bottoms maintains a sizeable lead over the Democratic field but remains well below the 50 percent threshold that would allow her to avoid........

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