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Georgia Senate race: Ossoff, Collins throw jabs with debate looming

Ossoff campaigned ahead of his first debate with Mike Collins and criticized Collins and the Trump administration.

Georgia Senate race: Ossoff, Collins throw jabs with debate looming
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Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins campaigned ahead of their first debate, exchanging attacks over policy and their suitability for Georgia. A polling analysis cited in the story gave Ossoff an eight-point lead.

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and candidate in the Senate race

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and Republican candidate in the Senate race

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President, mentioned in connection with the Senate race and Ossoff’s criticisms

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Independent senator from Vermont, cited by Collins as a comparison to Ossoff

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Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins Debate in Georgia Senate Race

Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins debated in Georgia’s Senate race, exchanging personal and policy attacks. Both candidates criticized the other during the debate. Left-leaning outlets center Ossoff’s allegations about people in Collins’s orbit and present him as pressing Collins to answer them. Center outlets range from debate previews to accounts of both candidates’ attacks, with some highlighting those allegations. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Collins’s challenges to Ossoff’s record and his responses to Ossoff’s criticisms.

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