Biden WILL campaign for Georgia Sen. Warnock (but he was asked to do it from Massachusetts)

Doug P. | 2:13 PM on December 02, 2022

Earlier today President Biden was asked if he planned to go to Georgia and campaign for Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock. The answer? Yes and no:

Q: "Why aren't you going to Georgia to help Sen. Warnock?"

BIDEN: "I'm going to Georgia today to help Sen. Warren! Not to Georgia, I'm gonna help Sen. Warren (unintelligible)." pic.twitter.com/qI9WhXcHzq

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 2, 2022

As it turns out, Biden will campaign for Warnock, but he’ll be doing it from Massachusetts:

To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed north — to Massachusetts. Biden aims to aid Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection campaign from afar with appearances at a Boston phonebank and fundraiser. https://t.co/BmOalM9wwA

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 2, 2022

“Aides said that the Boston trip was requested by Warnock’s campaign, and that Biden obliged, reflecting his promise to go wherever Democratic candidates wanted him in 2022.”

— DuScotta Rant Vol 8 (@LeBeauJauneRoi) December 2, 2022

According to the Associated Press, this is part of the White House’s “support from a distance” strategy (translation: Biden’s toxic in many areas):

To help Democrats win their 51st Senate seat in a Georgia runoff election, President Joe Biden is headed to … Massachusetts?

Days before polls close on Tuesday, Biden still has no plans to visit Georgia. Instead he’ll aim to help Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection campaign from afar with appearances Friday at a Boston phone bank and fundraiser.

They mark the culmination of Biden’s support-from-a-distance strategy that he employed throughout the midterms and that his aides credit with helping his party beat expectations in key races.