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Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

Dooley is presenting himself as an outsider focused on electability in a race against two sitting House members.

Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff
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Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Derek Dooley are competing in Georgia’s Republican primary to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Gov. Brian Kemp recruited Dooley, while President Donald Trump has not endorsed a candidate, leaving open the possibility of a runoff.

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Republican Senate candidate recruited and backed by Kemp

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination and a challenger to Ossoff

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Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

Carter's version of this story ↗
Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of a Republican political outsider

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and the incumbent the Republican candidates hope to challenge

Raphael G. Warnock
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator cited as part of Georgia’s recent Senate election history

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose support Collins invokes; he has not endorsed a candidate

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of a Republican political outsider

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of a Republican political outsider

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who recruited and backed Dooley; Gary Waldrep, Local party committee chairman who questioned Collins about winning over moderate voters

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Republicans Compete for Georgia Senate Nomination to Challenge Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republicans are competing for their party’s Senate nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, with Gov. Brian Kemp backing Derek Dooley. Center outlets mostly describe a crowded primary, with varying emphasis on candidates’ electability, Kemp’s influence, a possible runoff and the race’s broader Senate stakes.

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