美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周三前往佐治亚州亚特兰大郊区的克莱顿县发现中心（Discovery Center of Clayton County），出席一场约有3500至4000名观众参加的竞选集会，为民主党中期选举候选人造势 1。奥巴马在演讲中猛烈抨击现任总统特朗普及其共和党团队，直言：“这些人并不严肃……我们都在为他们缺乏严肃性付出代价。” 1他特别讽刺了白宫对某则关于特朗普喜欢芝士蛋糕工厂（Cheesecake Factory）的玩笑反应过度一事，指出：“萨达姆·侯赛因的事情没让他困扰，但他对芝士蛋糕工厂非常不安。” 1奥巴马透露，针对这个笑话，“他们动员了整个政府的回应”，甚至“白宫打电话给财政部长，告诉他应该在芝士蛋糕工厂前召开新闻发布会。” 1
此次集会上，参议员乔恩·奥索夫（Jon Ossoff）和州长候选人基莎·兰斯·波托姆斯（Keisha Lance Bottoms）等民主党人士一同亮相，强调若赢得国会控制权将弹劾特朗普 1。奥索夫指控特朗普政府是“有史以来最腐败的政权”，并警告称：“如果你们参与其中，明年你们将举手宣誓说实话”，以此呼应民主党人承诺若重新控制国会便对特朗普发起弹劾程序 1。民调数据显示，奥索夫领先其对手迈克·柯林斯（Mike Collins）8到10个百分点；而在州长竞选中，波托姆斯与里克·杰克逊（Rick Jackson）的支持率在统计上持平 1。值得注意的是，若波托姆斯当选，将打破共和党自2004年以来在佐治亚州立法两院及州长职位上的全面控制局面 1。与此同时，特朗普同期正在俄亥俄州进行竞选活动，过去两周内他已两次访问佐治亚州 1。
Former President Barack Obama rallied thousands of supporters in suburban Atlanta on Wednesday, delivering a sharp critique of the Trump administration and urging Democrats to reclaim control of Congress 1. Speaking at the Discovery Center in Clayton County before an audience estimated between 3,500 and 4,000 people, Obama characterized the current leadership as lacking seriousness 1. "These are not serious people... And we're all paying the price for their lack of seriousness," he stated 1.
The former president mocked the administration's response to recent political controversies, specifically noting their reaction to jokes involving the Cheesecake Factory. He remarked, "The Saddam Hussein thing didn't bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory," alleging that the White House mobilized an extensive government response to the satire 1. According to Obama, officials even pressured the Secretary of the Treasury to hold a press conference in front of the restaurant chain to address the joke 1.
Joining Obama on the stage were Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, who reinforced the campaign’s aggressive stance against Republicans 1. Ossoff labeled the current administration "the most corrupt administration of all time" and promised that Democrats would pursue impeachment proceedings against Trump if they secure congressional majorities next year 1. Polling data indicates that Ossoff leads his Republican opponent Mike Collins by 8 to 10 percentage points, while Bottoms is statistically tied with Rick Jackson in the race for Georgia governor 1. A victory for Bottoms would end the Republican trifecta—control of the governorship and both legislative chambers—that has persisted in Georgia since 2004 1. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump continued his own campaign efforts in Ohio, having visited Georgia twice in the previous two weeks 1.
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