Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, said of current United States Vice President Kamala Harris, “I believe she’ll be a great president.” Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceWith less than a month until Election Day, both the Trump and Harris campaigns are pulling out all the stops, including enlisting high-profile politicians and celebrities to join them on the stump in key battleground states.Early voting begins in Georgia on Tuesday, Oct. 15 and in North Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 17. Both states are crucial to winning this election, according to any and all political calculations and predictions.On Sunday, Oct, 13, former United States President Bill Clinton made several stops on a two-day tour through Southeast and Middle Georgia while stumping for Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Clinton visited Albany, Columbus, and Fort Valley. During his visit to Fort Valley, an intimate crowd of several dozen supporters attended a fish fry and rally at the Agricultural Technology Conference Center on Camp John Hope Rd. Clinton, who garnered enormous support from Georgia Democrats during his days as the Governor of Arkansas running for the White House, thanked the local elected officials that came out to support him back then and now. People like Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop (2nd District) and two-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Clinton remains popular with Georgia voters and he used his popularity and rare appearances to speak about what he thinks this election and the competing campaigns should be about.“Politics should be about you, not the politicians,” Clinton, who wore a camouflage Harris-Walz cap and cowboy boots, said. He added that he believes Harris will be a “great president.”The 42nd President of the United States admitted that he was once good friends with Trump but said Trump, the 45th President of the United States, is good at dividing and promoting, and that might be good for a campaign, but it’s not good for a country.“The voters’ job is to figure it out and act on it,” Clinton said. “You don’t get anything done if all you do is try to keep people divided.” Stacey Abrams was in Fort Valley supporting former U.S. President Bill Clinton during a Harris-Walz rally on Sunday. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceClinton spent 40 minutes talking to the crowd of mostly Black supporters (Fort Valley, the largest city in Peach County, is nearly 70% Black) about the importance of voting, Harris’ economic plan, Harris’ goal of providing more affordable housing, and about the cost of gas and food. “Kamala Harris is the only person running for office who says there’s a simple solution to this,” Clinton explained. He used the example of coming up with a federal price gouging law that could help American consumers in moments like these in the aftermath of a pair of huge hurricanes.Though Abrams didn’t speak at the rally, she did command a large group of supporters looking to get their picture taken with her after Clinton was done speaking and the rally was done. Danica Patrick (right) and JD Vance in North Carolina earlier this week. Photo by Carla Peay/The Atlanta VoiceHigh-profile faces and names are being used to bring out voters and maybe even influence those who may have not yet made up their minds. Such was the case on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10, when Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was introduced by retired professional race car driver Danica Patrick. Patrick served as special guest moderator as Vance took questions from a crowd of about 2,500 supporters.Patrick took the stage to a standing ovation before introducing Vance.“I love my country,” Patrick said. “I want to fly an American flag. I want to help create unity, not division. That’s the kind of country I want to live in.” During the Q&A that followed, Patrick, 42, admitted that she has never voted before, but plans to this year.Her first question to Vance was regarding his upbringing. Vance responded with a story about his grandmother, and the lessons he learned from her.“To me, part of the American dream was to become a good husband and father,” Vance said. “One of the most important things she taught me was that no matter your circumstances, you cannot let yourself become a victim.”On that same day, award-winning actress and Georgia native Julia Roberts was stumping for the Harris-Walz campaign in several Georgia counties, including DeKalb, the fourth-largest county in the state. Former United States President Barack Obama, who took the stage in support of Harris and Walz in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 10, is expected to visit Atlanta before Election Day. Atlanta-based Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri hosted “Brothas and Brews” at The Gathering Spot on Friday, Oct. 11 as well.The post High-profile surrogates hit the battleground states with early voting set to begin next week appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.