MACON, Ga. — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock contrasted the agenda of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during a speech in Macon on the day before polls open.
"But this is more than an election. This is a moral moment in America," Warnock said. "We are once again in a place, in the spirit of Robert Frost, where two roads meet. We have to decide which side we have to go. And that, Frost said, made all the difference. What we decide in the next few hours will make all the difference for the smallest among us."
Warnock's visit to the Harris' campaigns Macon field office came the day after Donald Trump held a rally at the Atrium Health Amphitheater at the Macon Mall, which the speakers used to juxtapose Trump's vision with Harris’ vision.
"At last night's unhinged and deranged rally, Georgians had a front-row seat at Trump's 2025 agenda," state Rep. Miriam Paris said. "If they get their way, Georgians will suffer."
Warnock argued that Harris is building a campaign of hope.
"That is the vision of Kamala Harris. That is the tone of what we're hearing from her in stark contrast to the dark, dismal and dystopian vision of American carnage that Donald Trump is trying to sell us in these closing hours," Warnock said.
During the course of the campaign, both sides have sparred over who will be better for the middle class.
“This is not about who wants a tax cut and who doesn’t,” Warnock said. “This race is about who should get a tax cut. That’s what this race is about.”
While Trump points to inflation raising the cost of living, Warnock and other campaign surrogates point to Trump's focus on tax cuts for the wealthy, not the middle-class Americans.
"She wants to cut your taxes; he wants to raise your taxes," Warnock said. "It's called tariffs, which is a Trump tax. Who do you think they're going to pass that on to? You!"
They point to economists who say Trump's tariffs on imported goods would increase the cost of everyday goods. Some economists say it would increase the cost of goods to the tune of $4,000 a year for an average family, Warnock said.
"I've spent enough time in Macon to know that the average family in Macon does not need $4,000 in additional expenses on everyday items that everyone buys," Warnock said. "I think that's a poor idea."
To support their argument that Harris would be better for the middle class, Warnock pointed to the American Rescue Planning — the Biden administration’s bill to stimulate the economy and fight inflation — and the measure expanding the child tax credit to lower-income Americans.
Harris signed the tie-breaking vote on the American Rescue Plan, which expanded the tax credit cuts for low-income families.
"In fact, she cast the tie-breaking vote that passed the expanded child tax credit," Warnock said. "That tax credit helped so many American families.”
But at the core, Warnock argued that Harris would address skyrocketing rent and home values by increasing the housing stock, protecting women’s access to abortions and cut taxes on the middle class.
"We are excited about the promise and possibility of Kamala Harris," Warnock said. "She's an incredible public servant, coming at such a consequential time in our country."