Georgia Senate candidate fires top staffer after inflammatory post toward rival PAC adviser
Campaign Georgia Senate candidate fires top staffer after inflammatory post toward rival PAC adviser Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins (R) on Friday fired a campaign staffer after they sent an inflammatory post toward an adviser to a PAC supporting opponent Derek Dooley’s campaign, alluding to the adviser’s wife’s accusations against former “Today” anchor Matt Lauer. The post responded to a poll on the social platform X that showed Collins with a 5-point lead over Dooley going into next month’s Republican Senate runoff race.
- ▪Campaign Georgia Senate candidate fires top staffer after inflammatory post toward rival PAC adviser Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYI
- ▪Mike Collins (R) on Friday fired a campaign staffer after they sent an inflammatory post toward an adviser to a PAC supporting opponent Derek Dooley’s campaign, alluding to the adviser’s wife’s accusations against former “Today” anchor Matt
- ▪The post responded to a poll on the social platform X that showed Collins with a 5-point lead over Dooley going into next month’s Republican Senate runoff race.
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Campaign Georgia Senate candidate fires top staffer after inflammatory post toward rival PAC adviser Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/22/26 8:16 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins (R) on Friday fired a campaign staffer after they sent an inflammatory post toward an adviser to a PAC supporting opponent Derek Dooley’s campaign, alluding to the adviser’s wife’s accusations against former “Today” anchor Matt Lauer. The post responded to a poll on the social platform X that showed Collins with a 5-point lead over Dooley going into next month’s Republican Senate runoff race.
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