How outlets cover Derek Dooley · May 18, 2026
Republicans Compete for Georgia Senate Nomination to Challenge Jon Ossoff
Georgia Republicans are competing to nominate a challenger to Jon Ossoff, with Kemp backing Dooley. Coverage centers on electability, Kemp’s influence and the possibility of a runoff.
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Georgia Republicans are competing for their party’s Senate nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, with Gov. Brian Kemp backing Derek Dooley.
Center outlets mostly describe a crowded primary, with varying emphasis on candidates’ electability, Kemp’s influence, a possible runoff and the race’s broader Senate stakes.
Outlets by lean
13 RATED · 1 UNRATEDCompare by side
Center outlets describe Dooley as Kemp-backed and focus on the candidates’ electability, with some also noting a possible runoff.
- KXL (original publisher not identified) · Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon OssoffORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
How outlets portrayed Dooley, by side
13 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 12 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.
1 UNRATED ARTICLE NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
MAY 18Articles per day by side. MAY 18: Left 0, Center 27, Right 0.
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Only center outlets have covered this. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.Only center outlets have covered this so far. We’ll alert you when a left- or right-leaning outlet does.