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Georgia GOP runoff exposes divide as Trump, Kemp back candidates

Trump backed Jones for governor and chose Collins over Dooley in the Senate race.

Georgia GOP runoff exposes divide as Trump, Kemp back candidates
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Georgia’s Republican Senate and gubernatorial runoffs have exposed divisions among party leaders and activists, with Donald Trump and Brian Kemp backing candidates in both races. The endorsements and campaigns are testing the leaders’ influence ahead of the general election.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser in the Georgia Republican runoffs

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

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic U.S. senator and prospective general-election opponent

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate

Ted Cruz
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U.S. senator who campaigned for Rick Jackson

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor and endorser in the Republican runoffs; Burt Jones, Republican candidate for governor and recipient of Trump’s and Kemp’s endorsements; Debbie Dooley, Conservative activist who is backing Jones and Derek Dooley; Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots founder who appeared with Collins; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Atlanta mayor; Rick Jackson, Republican candidate for governor

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Georgia Republicans Select Collins and Jackson in Runoff Elections

Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for Senate and Rick Jackson for governor in their runoffs. Trump had backed Collins and Burt Jones, who lost to Jackson, leaving Trump with his Senate pick but not his preferred gubernatorial nominee. Center outlets mostly present the results as a split test of Trump’s endorsement influence, while some also emphasize divisions among Georgia Republicans and the November contests.

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