Georgia is among a number of key “swing” or “battleground” states being fought for hardest in the run-up to the United States midterm elections next week.
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Georgia → fight → week
The southern state has been so competitive in recent federal election cycles that its three most recent Senate matchups went to runoffs.
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matchups → go → runoffs
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Trump → lead → Georgia
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players → finance → midterms
Both the Republican and the Democratic parties have spent considerable time and resources trying to win the state during the closing stretch of their campaigns.
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Republican → spend → campaigns
US President Donald Trump and former US President Barack Obama both held rallies in Georgia this week, as the parties present their closing messages ahead of next week’s vote.
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parties → hold → vote
Georgia is a major focus for Trump, and he has campaigned twice in Dalton, Georgia, in the past two weeks.
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he → campaign → weeks
The state is a source of personal grievance for the president, primarily because it was where he disputed his preelection loss in 2020.
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he → dispute → 2020
Trump refused to concede to Joe Biden following his defeat but failed to overturn the results in several states, including Georgia.
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Trump → refuse → Georgia
In January, Trump urged a Georgia official to recalculate the state’s presidential election results in his favour.
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Trump → urge → favour
Trump said “I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have”.
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we → say → votes
In 2023, Trump and others were charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 US election loss in Georgia.
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Trump → charge → Georgia
That case was dismissed “in its entirety” after Trump was returned to office.
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Trump → dismiss → office
During his re-election campaign in 2024, Trump revived unfounded claims that his loss in 2020 was the result of “massive fraud”, despite audits which upheld Biden’s win.
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which → revive → win
In 2024, Georgia voted for Trump by a 2.2 percentage point margin.
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Georgia → vote → margin
It was the 28th largest margin for Trump among the 50 states, leaving the state as one which could go either way this time, observers say.
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observers → leave → one
What does polling in Georgia show?
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polling → show → Georgia
Georgia will be voting for its Governor, one senator and its House representatives.
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Georgia → vote → Governor
For the Senate, incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff has a solid lead of 52.6 percent to Republican Mike Collins’ 42.4 percent, according to MS NOW polling averages.
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Ossoff → have → averages
Polls indicate a tight Governor’s race, however.
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Polls → indicate → race
They are running to succeed Republican Brian Kemp, who cannot seek a third term.
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who → run → term
Voters will also be choosing representatives for Georgia’s 14 congressional districts as well as Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State.
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Voters → choose → State
Of the 14 representatives Georgia sends to Congress, nine are currently Republican, while five are Democratic.
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five → send → Congress
Incumbent Ossoff is seeking a second term as a Georgia senator.
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Ossoff → seek → senator
He won his seat in 2021, narrowly defeating Republican Senator David Perdue in a run-off.
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He → win → off
He was the youngest Democrat elected to the Senate in almost four decades and Georgia’s first Jewish senator.
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He → elect → decades
He is campaigning on affordability, healthcare and government accountability.
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He → campaign → affordability
Ossoff has accused Trump and his allies of corruption and conflicts of interest in many of his rallies.
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Ossoff → accuse → rallies
Corruption was also a theme for Obama during his rally in Georgia on Wednesday, in which he said Trump was “very much focused on enriching himself and his family and his cronies”.
“The guy has made billions of dollars while in office.
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guy → say → office
We have never seen a president so intent on selling favours like this,” he said, echoing a speech he made days earlier in Michigan, another swing state.
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he → see → Michigan
Ossoff’s Republican rival won his nomination in June in a run-off.
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rival → win → off
Collins is campaigning on Trump’s agenda, immigration enforcement and smaller government.
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Collins → campaign → agenda
During his last-minute rallies ahead of next week’s midterms, Trump has repeatedly said he will reward states that vote for him.
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that → say → him
Trump told Collins he can call him whenever he wants help for his state.
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he → tell → state
But he warned that if Georgia reelects Ossoff, it could be another story.
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it → warn → Ossoff
Trump acted out a hypothetical scenario at his rally where Ossoff called to ask for money for his state, with Trump responding, “I don’t give a damn what he wants.”
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he → act → what
NBC, which carries out its own polling, has forecast Georgia as “Likely Democratic”.
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which → carry → Georgia
NBC polling points to a potential “toss-up” between the Democratic and Republican parties.
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polling → point → parties
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic contender, is campaigning on affordability, healthcare access, education funding, and environmental regulation.
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Bottoms → campaign → affordability
Her campaign says she aims to “deliver for working families and bring steady leadership to Georgia in the midst of uncertainty and chaos coming from Washington”.
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she → say → Washington
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