Trump heads to Georgia rally as GOP tests strength in battleground
Why it matters: Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson need swing voters, not just Trump loyalists, in a closely contested state.
Donald Trump was set to campaign in Georgia on Friday, bringing his midterm push to a state that remains central to his false claims of election fraud and to Republican hopes of expanding power in Washington. In Dalton, Trump was scheduled to appear with Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson, two Republicans trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The rally is the first joint fall appearance for Collins and Jackson, even as their Democratic rivals have held events together across the state. Georgia is a tougher test of Trump’s political pull than recent stops in deep-red states, with Republicans needing broader support in a battleground where recent margins have tightened.