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How a Defunct White Supremacist State Became a Cult Favorite on the Right

Last year, Rep. Mike Collins, a second-term Georgia Republican who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff this fall, posted a meme that appears to have gone largely unnoticed. On the left was a photo of Donald Trump in the Oval Office, pointing to someone just out of the frame. The photo was accompanied by a […]

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Still More Extremists Surface in Senate Candidate Mike Collins’ OrbitHow Many of These Guys Are There? The latest report about far-right extremists in Georgia Republican candidate Mike Collins’ orbit...

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Georgia Peanut Commission chair is latest Republican to back Jon OssoffDonald Chase has voted for Republicans for nearly his entire adult life. He joins other Republican officials, including the mayors of Tifton and Valdosta, in backing Ossoff.

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Republican leaders rally behind Mike Collins amid lingering divisionsSenate Majority Leader John Thune and Gov. Brian Kemp mounted what seemed like a rescue mission Thursday for Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins.

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New warning signs emerge for Collins ahead of Atlanta fundraiserA new YouGov poll has the Republican U.S. Senate nominee trailing Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff by double-digits among registered voters.

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Ossoff maintains strong lead in Georgia as early voting loomsDemocrat Jon Ossoff is leading the U.S. Senate race by nearly 10 points in Georgia, according to a new poll. Early voting starts Oct. 13.

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