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Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff

Collins is competing in the Senate runoff as Trump’s late-endorsed choice.

Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
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Georgia Republicans’ Senate and gubernatorial runoffs have exposed divisions over endorsements from Donald Trump and Brian Kemp, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz backing a candidate at odds with them. The outcomes will test the party’s ability to unite before the general election.

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Mike Collins
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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed candidates in the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator Kemp says Republicans aim to defeat in November

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Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator who campaigned for Rick Jackson

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing governor who campaigned for and endorsed Republican candidates; Burt Jones, Republican candidate for governor; Debbie Dooley, Tea party organizer supporting Jones and Derek Dooley; Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots founder who appeared with Collins; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor and former Atlanta mayor; 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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