United States Vice President Kamala Harris and former United States President Barack Obama, the first Black man and woman to hold their respective offices in the White House, on stage during a rally in Clarkston, Georgia last Thursday. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceNext Stop: Super TuesdayThe 44th President of the United States finished his speech and grabbed the right arm of the first female Vice President of the United States. He raised her arm to the sky, and more than 20,000 supporters inside a high school football stadium in a small town cheered in unison. Former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan walked out of a tunnel at Madison Square Garden waving an American flag. He performed his trademark hand-to-ear move and received an ovation from the large crowd in attendance for a rally for former United States President Donald Trump. He was followed by Dr. Phil. The use of celebrities and notable politicians has ramped up the past few weeks as early voting ends around the country with less than a week till Election Day, November 5. Former First Lady Michelle Obama was in Michigan and Georgia in support of Harris as well.United States Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Georgia for what, at least on paper, looked like the biggest rally of the Democratic presidential campaign. There have been large crowds in Atlanta, Savannah, Cobb County, and even in little old Liberty County, but this was different, if nothing else, because the guests she was planning to bring on stage with her at James R. Hallford Stadium in Clarkston, a small city in DeKalb County, were larger than life.“Make no mistake, we will win, or as a certain former President once said, yes, we can,” Harris said.Movie mogul, actor, and studio owner Tyler Perry (above) at a Kamala Harris in Clarkston, Georgia last week. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThe stadium in Clarkston has a capacity of 15,000, but that doesn’t include risers and folding chairs on the field. There were reports of more than 20,000 people at the rally. By the time the rally began, there wasn’t room for another folding chair on the field or another person in the stands. By the looks of it, this was the largest rally of the campaign thus far.Harris would take the stage with Obama for the first time during this run for the White House. The two have been good friends for decades, dating back to when Harris knocked on doors for him in California during Obama’s first presidential run. Along with Obama, singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen, actor and director Tyler Perry, award-winning actor and Morehouse College alum Samuel L. Jackson, and director and New York Knicks and Liberty super-fan Spike Lee were along for the ride.Morehouse College alumnus, filmmaker, actor Spike Lee on behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign in Clarkston, Georgia last week. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice The list of people who met the Vice President at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport a few hours earlier was almost as long as the guest list for her rally. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, and Congresswoman Nikema Williams were among the welcome party. McBath even wore a pink Rosie the Riveter/Kamala Harris t-shirt for the occasion. Like Stonecrest and Jonesboro last Sunday, Clarkston was a different place to hold events and rallies. Still, their respective counties, DeKalb and Clayton, were among the many in Georgia that turned in big numbers of early voters during the first 10 days of the early voting period. As of Sunday afternoon, Georgia had well over two million votes cast. Trump spent time alongside Georgia It. Governor Burt Jones in Zebulon, Georgia, another small city.“We cannot be hoodwinked, led astray,” said Lee during his time on the stage. “Sisters and brothers, now is the time to choose our way forward. This is a life and death situation.”Lee left the stage holding a pair of Kamala Harris campaign signs above his head.Springsteen came on stage and performed a trio of songs; “The Promise Land,” “The Land of Hope and Dreams,” and “Dancing in the Dark.”Before he took his leave, he said, “I want a President who reveres the Constitution, who believes in the rule of law, and the peaceful transfer of power.”Georgia Senators Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both spoke to the crowd.Movie mogul Tyler Perry may have had the most poignant message. He spoke about coming from nothing, finding his calling in Atlanta, and how the Tyler Perry Studios campus in East Point is built on land formerly Fort McPherson, a Confederate army base.Conservative and Republican commentator Tucker Carlson at a Trump rally in Duluth, Georgia last week. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceOn Sunday, Oct. 27 inside Madison Square Garden, which is located in the heart of New York City, Hogan, Dr. Phil, Tucker Carlson, former Independent presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard took the stage to stump for Trump. Dr. Phil used his time on stage to explain how Trump doesn’t deserve his “bully” tag. Carlson said Harris had no professional qualifications and Hogan made references to his glory days as a wrestler in Madison Square Garden during the 80’s and 90’s. All three men have huge followings on their respective social media platforms and multimedia pursuits, as does Obama, Perry, and Beyonce’, who spoke alongside former Destiny’s Child bandmate and longtime friend Kelly Rowland on Saturday night in Houston. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta VoiceOn Monday in Philadelphia, Obama was back, but this time the musician of choice was John Legend. His songs of choice were “A Change is Going to Come” by the late great Sam Cooke and “Wake Up Everybody” by Philadelphia’s own Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. On Tuesday in College Park, Obama’s wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, visited the Peach State alongside other female industry leaders, such as television producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes. Trump brought Georgia Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines to what looks to be his final rally in Atlanta at McCamish Pavilion on Monday night.Whether or not celebrity support makes a difference will be seen on Tuesday.The post Celebrity Jeopardy appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.