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Trump-Backed Mike Collins Wins Georgia GOP Runoff

Is Mike Collins a bold conservative champion for Georgia or a dangerous threat to democracy?

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Trump-Backed Mike Collins Wins Georgia GOP Runoff

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Above: Mike Collins during a runoff election-night party in Jackson, Georgia, on June 16. Image credit: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

This is a massive win for the state and the country. Ossoff has pushed open borders and higher taxes on hardworking Georgians, and voters are clearly fed up. Flipping his seat would keep the Senate firmly in Republican hands and sends a loud message that Georgia is done with left-wing politics.

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Democratic narrative

Mike Collins is an election denier who literally shot a ballot drop box in a campaign video while spreading debunked voter fraud myths. He's defended Jan. 6 rioters as political prisoners and is currently under House Ethics Committee investigation. Putting someone with that record in the U.S. Senate would be a serious threat to democracy.

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