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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Ossoff will face Collins in a race the article says could help determine control of the Senate.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee and Rick Jackson as their gubernatorial nominee, rejecting President Donald Trump’s preferred choice for governor. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff, making the Senate race one of the contests that could determine control of Congress.

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Jon Ossoff D · GA · SEN
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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent senator and general-election opponent

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate nominee and current U.S. representative

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Republican runoffs

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Former president mentioned in the account of the 2020 election

Fulton County commissioner and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state referenced in discussion of the 2020 election; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Ossoff Accuses Collins of Antisemitism After Senate Runoff Win

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and will face incumbent Jon Ossoff in November. Ossoff accused Collins of antisemitism after the win. Center outlets mostly provide a matter-of-fact account of the nomination and November race, while the Jewish Telegraphic Agency examines the accusation and its cited basis. Right-leaning outlets portray Ossoff’s attacks as a campaign liability; redstate.com emphasizes criticism of his record, while another article examines the allegations and Collins’s positions.

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