Georgia Republicans have a golden opportunity to send radical Democrat Jon Ossoff packing in 2026, but they need to pick the RIGHT candidate to get the job done. Early polling shows Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) with a commanding lead in the three-way GOP primary race, and there's a damn good reason why.
While Collins builds momentum with both grassroots support and a massive war chest, his primary opponents are raising serious red flags. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) brings ethics questions that Democrats will absolutely weaponize in the general election, and former football coach Derek Dooley remains a political unknown in what could be the most critical Senate race of the cycle.
Here's the reality Patriots need to understand: Georgia is ground zero for Republican momentum. This is where we flip the Senate seat that helped give Democrats their stranglehold on power during the disastrous Biden years. We cannot afford to nominate a candidate with baggage that gives Ossoff ammunition.
"Georgia Republicans have learned their lessons from past elections - we need candidates who can unite the party and take the fight directly to the radical left," a GOP strategist told sources familiar with the race.
Collins' early dominance isn't an accident. He's built a reputation as a fighter who stands with President Trump's America First agenda while maintaining the clean record needed to win over suburban voters who are fed up with Democrat failures on the economy, border security, and crime.
Meanwhile, Carter's ethics issues are exactly the kind of self-inflicted wounds that have cost Republicans winnable races in the past. Why would Georgia voters take that risk when they have a proven conservative warrior like Collins ready to take on Ossoff's failed record?
The choice is clear: Republicans can either rally behind the candidate who's already winning and has the resources to compete, or they can gamble on damaged goods and hand Ossoff another six years to rubber-stamp the radical left agenda.
Georgia Patriots deserve better than Jon Ossoff's continued assault on their values and prosperity. The question is whether GOP primary voters will choose the candidate who can actually deliver that victory.