Trump touts manufacturing growth in Georgia as Republicans target Ossoff

Donald Trump touted his economic policies as bringing a manufacturing boom to Georgia, seeking to mobilize voters in a state with a key federal Senate race in November's midterm elections. Trump praised investment commitments from several companies, including pharmaceutical company UCB, tire maker Pirelli, and Hyundai Motor. He sought to sell voters on policies aimed at boosting industrial production, even though polls show voters are more focused on the cost of living and wage growth. Trump spoke in Dalton in northeastern Georgia, part of an intensive month of campaigning before the November 3 election. With the president's approval rating at historic lows, Republican candidates across the country for both the Senate and House are being dragged down by voter dissatisfaction over prices and the war with Iran, and the party risks losing control of Congress. Georgia is a key swing state in the battle for the Senate. Republicans are trying to defeat incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, but polls show the Republican nominee, U.S. Representative Mike Collins, is struggling in the race. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Ossoff leading by about 8 percentage points.