Too soon? Georgia draws next class of White House hopefuls, including Rick Scott, Marco Rubio
what are the Dems doing to match this energy?
Too soon?
Not for Florida Sen.
Marco Rubio, who arrived in Georgia last week to rally Republicans behind Senate colleagues
David Perdue and
Kelly Loeffler as they try to quash their respective Democratic challengers,
Jon Ossoff and
Raphael Warnock. Fellow Florida Sen.
Rick Scott followed last Friday.
Tom Cotton, an Arkansas senator widely viewed as having presidential ambitions, will campaign in central Georgia on Friday. Vice President
Mike Pence is also due in the state on Friday.
Meanwhile, Missouri Sen.
Josh Hawley has sent a flurry of fundraising emails coaxing rank-and-file Republicans to bankroll the Georgia runoff campaigns. Texas Sen.
Ted Cruz, a former presidential candidate, has mentioned the contests in his regular circuit of cable television appearances. Loeffler’s campaign website homepage features a photo of the senator with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.