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Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff

Collins received Trump’s late endorsement in a divided Republican Senate primary.

Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
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Georgia’s Republican runoff campaigns have exposed divisions over endorsements, with Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp backing different candidates in the U.S. Senate race. The contests will test whether Republicans can unite before the general election.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser in Georgia’s Republican primaries

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent in the Senate race

Former president, referenced in discussion of the 2020 election

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who appeared in support of Rick Jackson

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor and endorser in the Republican Senate and governor races; Burt Jones, Republican candidate for governor; Debbie Dooley, Conservative activist backing Jones and Derek Dooley; Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots founder who appeared with Collins; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor; Rick Jackson, Republican candidate for governor

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Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The race was to choose the Republican nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the endorsement amid Republican divisions and concerns about Collins’s controversies or general-election prospects. Center outlets mostly treat it as a development in the GOP runoff and a test of Trump’s influence, often noting Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley. Right-leaning outlets foreground the endorsement and, in some coverage, Trump’s praise of Collins or the broader test of his influence.

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