Afghanistan, Oct. 30 -- Former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump rallied in Georgia days apart, drawing supporters for opposing candidates as photographs of the events prompted comparisons over crowd sizes ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

The rallies, held in Morrow and Perry, came as both parties sought to mobilise voters in two closely watched statewide contests: the U.S. Senate race between Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and Republican Mike Collins, and the gubernatorial contest between Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson.

Obama appeared at the "United for Georgia" rally in Morrow on Wednesday alongside Ossoff and Bottoms. Trump held a rally at the Guardian Centers in Perry on Saturday, ca...