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Battle for Senate: Ossoff proposes 3 debates as Collins fires back

Collins’ campaign said it had agreed to debate and criticized Ossoff’s record.

Battle for Senate: Ossoff proposes 3 debates as Collins fires back
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
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Jon Ossoff challenged Mike Collins to three televised debates in their Georgia Senate race, and Collins’ campaign said it had already agreed to debate while criticizing Ossoff. The exchange adds a debate dispute to an already contentious campaign.

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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate candidate responding to Ossoff’s debate challenge

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic Senate candidate challenging Mike Collins to debates

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins in the Senate runoff

Republican Senate candidate who faced Collins in the party runoff

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative who entered the Republican Senate race

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Dooley; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial candidate appearing at campaign events with Ossoff

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Jon Ossoff Proposes Three Televised Debates With Mike Collins

Outlets agree that Ossoff challenged Collins to three televised debates in their Georgia Senate race, beyond a debate the campaigns had agreed to attend. Center outlets mostly cover the proposal and the campaigns’ responses; some also relay Ossoff’s stated concerns about Collins or Collins’s campaign’s criticism of Ossoff, while others focus on the debate arrangements.

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