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Georgia GOP runoff exposes divide as Trump, Kemp back candidates

Collins is competing for the Republican Senate nomination and received Trump’s late endorsement.

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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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser in the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

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

Former president mentioned in the context of the 2020 election

Republican U.S. Senate candidate

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

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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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and the party’s nomination, setting up a November race against Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets treat Collins’s nomination as politically consequential, highlighting criticism and the possibility it could benefit Ossoff. Center outlets mostly emphasize the result and November matchup, though some also note Republican divisions or controversies surrounding Collins. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s endorsement and the Republican win, with some presenting it as momentum heading into the race against Ossoff.

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