LIVE: First Harris/Walz joint Georgia bus tour starts in Savannah

Harris and Walz greeting Savannah State University students outside their bus. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceSAVANNAH – The first joint visit to Georgia for the Democratic presidential ticket of United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took place this afternoon in Chatham County. Cities like Savannah, the largest city in the county, where the Harris/Walz bus tour began on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Southeast Georgia, is oftentimes forgotten voter swaths. And it is easy to see why. During the closed presidential primary in March, only a small percentage of the county’s nearly 19,000 registered voters participated. Former President Donald J. Trump won the Republican primary (former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was second) and current United States President Joseph R. Biden won the Democratic nod in large order.Harris is no stranger to Georgia after having now visited the state seven times this year and 16 times since becoming vice president. Walz made his first-ever visit to the state as a vice presidential hopeful. 5:10 p.m. – Friday Night Lights came a couple days early as Harris and Walz made a stop to Liberty County High School in Hinesville. The band room was packed with football...