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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Ossoff is the incumbent Collins will face in a closely watched Senate contest.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee but rejected Donald Trump's preferred gubernatorial candidate, Burt Jones, for Rick Jackson. Collins will face incumbent Jon Ossoff in a race that could affect control of the Senate.

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

Georgia Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Republican runoffs

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia Republican Senate nominee

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Former president mentioned in the account of Trump's 2020 election pressure

Fulton County commissioner and Democratic secretary of state candidate

Republican Senate runoff candidate

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Raffensperger, Outgoing Georgia secretary of state; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial runoff candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; 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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