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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Ossoff is the Democratic incumbent whom Collins will face in the Senate election.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for the Senate race but chose Rick Jackson over Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for governor. The results set up November contests that could affect control of the Senate and the state’s governorship.

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Jon Ossoff D · GA · SEN
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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent and Collins’s prospective general-election opponent

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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate candidate who won the runoff nomination

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Republican runoffs

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Former president referenced in the account of Trump’s 2020 election pressure

Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Mike Collins in the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial candidate who won the runoff nomination; Brian Kemp, Governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate who lost the Republican runoff; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic candidate who won the secretary of state nomination; Tim Fleming, Republican candidate who won the secretary of state nomination; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state referenced in election-history context; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Ossoff Accuses Collins of Antisemitism After Senate Runoff Win

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and will face incumbent Jon Ossoff in November. Ossoff accused Collins of antisemitism after the win. Center outlets mostly provide a matter-of-fact account of the nomination and November race, while the Jewish Telegraphic Agency examines the accusation and its cited basis. Right-leaning outlets portray Ossoff’s attacks as a campaign liability; redstate.com emphasizes criticism of his record, while another article examines the allegations and Collins’s positions.

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