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Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff

Collins defended himself against Dooley’s attacks and an ethics inquiry while promoting his record and policy positions.

Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff
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Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms held a joint Georgia campaign rally as Republicans Mike Collins and Derek Dooley competed in a Senate runoff. The candidates traded attacks over President Donald Trump, an ethics inquiry involving Collins and their policy positions.

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Mike Collins R · GA-10
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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and Republican Senate candidate in the runoff

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Republican Senate candidate competing against Collins in the runoff

Dooley's version of this story ↗
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator campaigning for reelection and criticizing his potential Republican opponents

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and a central figure in the candidates’ campaign arguments; he endorsed Burt Jones for governor

Former president, mentioned in connection with Trump’s 2020 election defeat

ALSO MENTIONED  Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor campaigning with Ossoff; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor and Dooley endorser; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican candidate for governor; Rick Jackson, Republican candidate for governor

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Ossoff and Bottoms Hold Joint Atlanta Campaign Rally

Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms campaigned together in Georgia, while Mike Collins and Derek Dooley competed in the Republican Senate runoff. Center outlets contrast the Democrats’ coordinated campaign with the Republican runoff contest and its attacks, often highlighting the ethics inquiry involving Collins.

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