Smyrna resident Linda Husser (above) said she attended the debate watch party to be a part of history. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceUnited States representatives and Democratic party representatives hosted a debate watch party on Tuesday night in support of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. With the smell of soul food wafting through the restaurant and the anticipation of the debate building, supporters packed themselves into Magic Soul Food in Sandy Springs surrounded by campaign posters supporting the former educator, football coach, and Vice President hopeful. “When we win, we fight,” the crowd chanted, a sentiment that has carried the election since Vice President Kamala Harris announced she was running for President. Dontaye Carter, candidate for Sandy Springs mayor, rallied supporters moments before the beginning of the debate. “I know we’re tired because we’ve been in this [fight] in Georgia for a long go, but I always remember the thing that my mother told me. She said they don’t come home without standing up to that bully. Right now we’re standing up to some bullies.Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice“We’re here to rock on our coach, the next VP, Tim Walz.”Three weeks after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had their first and only debate in Philadelphia at the National Constitutional Center, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and Walz took the stage in New York City. It is expected to be the last debate before the November election.Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceWalz and Vance debated a list of topics including immigration, the economy, the housing affordability crisis, and abortion. The latter topic received applause during Walz’s support of reproductive rights and mentions of Amber Thurmond, a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s abortion ban.Smyrna resident Linda Husser said she attended the debate watch party to be a part of history in electing the first woman and person of Black and South Asian descent into the White House. “I was able to vote for Barack Obama and just the thought that I could vote for her [Kamala Harris] in this lifetime is just unreal,” Husser said. “I hope that Walz shows that hope is still a virtue that should be applauded and that he will show that love still reigns supreme, integrity still has value and we don’t have to be bad people in order to win.”The post VP debate watch party in Atlanta rallies support for Gov. Tim Walz appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.