Parties use Atlanta as backdrop for debates

Surrogates for both candidates have flocked to metro Atlanta in recent days, eager to use the stories of residents and businesses as proof of their candidates’ superiority.

As the AJC’s Riley Bunch reports, a Castleberry Hill salon owner fought for President Joe Biden earlier this week alongside Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff.

A day later, Donald Trump supporters gathered at a Buckhead barbershop to talk about the former president’s investments in black businesses. Trump himself called the event and boasted about the tax cuts and regulatory changes his administration made to help businesses.