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Democrat and Republican candidates for governor debate
POLITICALLY GEORGIA

As pressure mounts, Georgia’s top candidates spar over debate stage

As pressure mounts on Georgia's leading candidates, the debate over debates is in full swing, though the scorecard looks very different depending on the race.

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia Peanut Commission chair is latest Republican to back Jon Ossoff

Donald 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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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

New warning signs emerge for Collins ahead of Atlanta fundraiser

A 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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GUEST COLUMN

Keisha Lance Bottoms must release her business’s secret client list

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms demands her opponent to disclose his investments, but she won’t release details of her KRLB LLC’s client list.

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Senator Jon Ossoff qualifies for the ballot for his 2026 re-election campaign
PATRICIA MURPHY

The quiet habit behind Sen. Jon Ossoff’s success

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff sets aside a block of several hours dedicated to calling Georgians who are not expecting a call from him. The results are showing up in the polls.

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GUEST COLUMN

Rick Jackson claims to be a self-made man. Let’s unpack this American myth.

Georgia Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson is touting his story as a self-made man who owes nobody anything, but that feeds into an old and dangerous American myth.

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