Former Atlanta Mayor Bottoms joins Biden campaign

Other polls have also shown Trump with an advantage in other battleground states.

“I put myself in the shoes of a typical voter this cycle. I have teenagers on one side; I have my mom on the other side,” Bottoms said. “I work and connect personally and professionally. We cannot go back. “

The first three years of Bottoms’ tenure as mayor coincided with Trump’s tenure in the White House. She said her experience with him was characterized by “chaos and uncertainty.”

“Leaders have a lot to deal with,” she said. “But add to that an irregular leader in the White House makes our job particularly difficult.”

Bottoms served as director of Biden’s Office of Public Engagement and a senior advisor at the White House from July 2022 to April 2023. Four years ago, during Biden’s first presidential campaign, she traveled the country campaigning in his name.