Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
Collins received Trump’s late endorsement in a divided Republican Senate primary.

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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.
Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are competing for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and businessman Rick Jackson are running for governor. Trump and Kemp both back Jones but differ in the Senate race: Trump endorsed Collins late, while Kemp has supported Dooley and campaigned for Jones. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz appeared with Jackson, further highlighting the divisions among Republicans.
Kemp said his endorsements were aimed at winning in November, arguing that Jones could build on Georgia’s Republican administrations and that Dooley could defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Dooley said, “A vote for Mike Collins is a vote for Jon Ossoff,” while Jackson said voters were ready for an outsider. Activist Debbie Dooley said Republicans should not blindly follow Trump and should back the most conservative candidate who can win.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Collins in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Collins’s record.
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Former president, referenced in discussion of the 2020 election
Texas senator who appeared in support of Rick Jackson
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41 OUTLETSDonald 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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