Jon Ossoff won. Get what Jon Ossoff says in office by email, analyzed for rhetorical techniques, once sworn in. And an email if the result changes: a recount or a call reversed. One-click unsubscribe.
Confirming also makes your free Semblen account, with a 14-day Pro trial. No card.
176 ads analyzed · 63 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.
The words doing the persuading
From the Ossoff side · Paid for by JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE“…millions into Georgia, Jon is expected to be outspent. To make things worse, our MAGA extremist opponent just launched TV ads attacking Jon. Can you rush a donation and help us fight…”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
From the Collins side · Paid for by MIKE COLLINS FOR SENATE“…the recent polling, and now he’s sweating.
With your support today, we can send the Radical Left’s golden boy home for good.”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
Jon Ossoff (Democrat) and Mike Collins (Republican) are the nominees for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat in the November 3, 2026 general election. Jon Ossoff is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jon Ossoff's campaign had raised $115.9 million (through October 14, 2026) and Mike Collins's campaign $10.7 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $4.6 million for Jon Ossoff and $16.4 million against; $2.4 million for Mike Collins and $14.1 million against. Semblen has analyzed 176 ads in this race; 63 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling. Their October 13, 2026 debate (Atlanta Press Club / GPB) is analyzed answer by answer on its own page.
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent), Mike Collins (REP).
3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 176 ads analyzed, 63 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-11-03. 11 ads from other advertisers shown separately below.
Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (application must be received 11 days before the election); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by the county registrar by close of polls (7 p.m.) Election Day) (passed)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗Source: sos.ga.gov ↗Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
Government-issued photo ID required (driver's license even if expired, free state ID, passport, military ID, public college student ID, government employee ID)Source: sos.ga.gov ↗
Checked October 6, 2026. Rules can change; confirm with the official site before you go.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us
A person reads every report and fixes errors the same day.
Where they stand
From each campaign's own website, summarised in plain English, with a quote where they gave one; under an issue, Senate votes for those who have cast them. Full detail and sources on each profile: Jon Ossoff · Mike Collins.
Economy and cost of livingOssoff: stated · Collins: stated
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff says he has worked to lower housing costs and to bring advanced manufacturing jobs and billions of dollars of investment to Georgia. He also points to the bipartisan infrastructure law, which he says is expanding broadband and upgrading ports, airports, roads, bridges and water systems statewide.
Collins says he would cut regulations, support free markets, bring jobs back to the U.S. and invest in technical education and skilled trades. He says he wants lower interest rates and mass deportations to bring down housing costs, and cites his PERMIT Act to speed up permitting for homebuilding.
“I'll fight to cut regulations, unleash the free market, and create an economy where businesses can grow, workers can thrive, and families can get ahead again.”
Collins says he wants to cut wasteful spending and make government smaller and more accountable. He says he would crack down on fraud, including Medicaid scams, and has urged the House to pass conservative spending bills to rein in federal agencies.
“In the Senate, I'll fight to make government smaller, smarter, and accountable to the American people.”
Ossoff says he has fought to cap insulin costs for seniors at $35 a month and to improve health care for pregnant women, babies and children. He says he has upgraded health care facilities across Georgia and pushed to strengthen VA health care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Collins says he would crack down on Medicaid fraud and abuse. He co-led the bipartisan TRANQ Research Act to combat synthetic opioids and introduced the VORTEX Act to address opioid overprescribing to veterans.
Social Security and MedicareOssoff: stated · Collins: no position
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff says he helped pass the $35 a month cap on insulin costs for seniors. His campaign says he opposes repealing that cap and opposes cutting Social Security, and it criticises his opponent Mike Collins on both.
Collins says he wants mass deportations. He highlights passing the Laken Riley Act, which he says protects Georgians from illegal immigrant crime, and criticizes spending on resettling illegal immigrants.
Energy and climateOssoff: stated · Collins: stated
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff says the infrastructure law he supported invests in the resilience of Georgia's coast, to help communities prepare for storm surge, coastal flooding and tropical storms.
Collins says he opposes federal emission mandates and EPA rules he considers costly. He introduced the Diesel Truck Liberation Act to stop EPA emission mandates on truckers and farmers, and introduced a resolution to overturn an EPA power plant wastewater rule. He also criticizes Biden-era spending on electric vehicle chargers.
Crime and policingOssoff: stated · Collins: stated
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff says he has passed laws to strengthen public safety and to fight corruption and improve security in U.S. prisons. He says he led bipartisan investigations into corruption in federal prisons and the sexual assault of female inmates.
Collins says he passed the Laken Riley Act to protect Georgians from crime by illegal immigrants. He is endorsed by many Georgia sheriffs, and he invited Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds as his guest to the State of the Union.
Collins says he wants to invest in technical education and skilled trades. His bipartisan Aviation Workforce Development Act lets families use 529 plans for technical and career training. He voted for the Parents Bill of Rights Act.
Foreign policy and defenseOssoff: stated · Collins: stated
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff says he has passed bipartisan laws to expand veterans' access to mental health care and to upgrade child development centers and barracks for military families and enlisted personnel. He also says he led investigations into the mistreatment of military families in privatized housing.
Collins says he supports peace through strength and an America First foreign policy. He says he would stand by allies and project strength, but wants to end blank checks to other countries and have allies carry more of the burden.
“We need an America First foreign policy that prioritizes our citizens, protects our national interests, and ensures our allies carry their share of the burden.”
Elections and ethics in governmentOssoff: stated · Collins: no position
Jon Ossoff (DEM, incumbent)
Ossoff describes himself as an investigator who exposes corruption and abuses of power, and says he has passed laws to fight corruption in U.S. prisons. His campaign criticises Mike Collins over his claims about the 2020 election and over ethics investigations.
Something wrong or missing? Each profile has an Accurate? button under every issue; a person reads every note.
Ratings and endorsements
How groups that score Congress rate each candidate, exactly as each group published it, with the year. Below the ratings, each group's 2026 endorsements and the anti-tax pledge, labelled as such. We don't combine or adjust them; the list of groups is fixed and the same in every race. Each is marked national or state: all are national except the state AFL-CIO federations and police lodges. Sources and what each group is on each profile: Jon Ossoff · Mike Collins.
Taxes and spending
Group
Jon Ossoff (DEM)
Mike Collins (REP)
National Taxpayers Union(national)A taxpayer group that favors lower taxes and less spending. Scores every Senate and House roll call on taxes, spending and regulation, weighted by importance; a higher score means more votes the way NTU wanted.
Taxpayer Protection Pledge (Americans for Tax Reform)(national)A written promise to Americans for Tax Reform, an anti-tax group, to oppose any increase in income tax rates. Taken almost only by Republicans; signers from ATR's own list.
Heritage Action for America(national)The advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Scores votes and co-sponsorships it picks; a higher score means more often siding with Heritage Action.
ACLU(national)The American Civil Liberties Union, a civil-liberties group. Scores votes it picks on civil rights and liberties; a higher score means more often voting the way the ACLU wanted.
American Energy Alliance(national)A free-market energy group that supports oil, gas and coal and opposes climate regulation. Scores energy and climate votes it picks; a higher score means more often siding with AEA.
League of Conservation Voters(national)An environmental group. Scores votes it picks on the environment, climate, energy and public lands; a higher score means more often voting the way LCV wanted.
LCV Action Fund(national)The political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental group. Endorses candidates it judges pro-environment, mostly Democrats.
ClearPath Action Fund(national)A clean-energy group that backs nuclear, natural gas, hydropower and faster permitting, and endorses Republicans only. The closest energy-side group that publishes endorsements; not a mirror of LCV.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
Abortion
Group
Jon Ossoff (DEM)
Mike Collins (REP)
SBA Pro-Life America(national)An anti-abortion group. Grades A+ to F on abortion-related votes it picks; A+ means most often voting the way SBA wanted.
Reproductive Freedom for All(national)An abortion-rights group, formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America. Scores abortion and reproductive-health votes it picks; a higher score means more often voting the way it wanted.
Reproductive Freedom for All (2026 endorsements)(national)The abortion-rights group formerly called NARAL Pro-Choice America. Endorses candidates who support abortion rights; listed here from its own 2026 list.
AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard(national)The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of U.S. labor unions. Scores key votes it picks on workers and the economy; a higher score means more often voting the way the unions wanted.
Club for Growth(national)A free-market group that favors lower taxes, less spending and less regulation. Scores economic votes it picks (17 Senate and 19 House votes in 2025); a higher score means more often voting the way the Club wanted.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce(national)The largest U.S. business lobby. Endorses candidates it judges pro-business, mostly Republicans.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
AFL-CIO (state federation)(state)State federations of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. union federation, endorse in their state's Senate race, mostly Democrats.
Not endorsed
Not endorsed
Guns
Group
Jon Ossoff (DEM)
Mike Collins (REP)
NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF)(national)The National Rifle Association's political arm, which opposes most gun restrictions. Grades A+ to F from voting records, public statements and its own questionnaire, without publishing what each grade rests on; AQ means a grade from the questionnaire alone.
Brady(national)Brady (the Brady Campaign and Brady PAC), a gun-violence-prevention group. Endorses candidates who back gun-safety laws; it does not publish a rating of every member.
Giffords PAC(national)The political arm of Giffords, a gun-violence-prevention group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords. Endorses candidates who back gun-safety laws; it does not publish a rating of every member.
Something wrong? Each profile has an Accurate? button under the ratings; a person reads every note.
Newspaper endorsements
Editorial-board endorsements for the general election from the state's daily papers, linked to each editorial. A paper not listed has not endorsed in this race that we know of.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution no longer endorses candidates in races like this one (since 2009) · its note ↗
Got a political text?
Paste a campaign text message you’ve received. Semblen marks the persuasion techniques in its wording and lists the factual claims it makes. Take your name out first: what you paste is analyzed and kept like any text.
Findings
As of 2026-11-03. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
Ads analyzed
176 (Meta 162, YouTube 14) · started running between 2025-12-24 and 2026-10-30
A small box with these findings and the newest ads, updated as new ads are analyzed. Free for newsrooms, blogs and campaigns alike; it links back here.
How Georgia compares
36% of the ads here use at least one rhetorical technique, 3rd lowest of 14 Senate races.
Ads here run a median of 34 words, among the shortest of these races. Across all races, shorter ads are flagged less often.
Jon Ossoff won. Get what Jon Ossoff says in office by email, analyzed for rhetorical techniques, once sworn in. And an email if the result changes: a recount or a call reversed. One-click unsubscribe.
Confirming also makes your free Semblen account, with a 14-day Pro trial. No card.
Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.
Side
Ads
With at least one technique
Most common
Ossoff (D)
108
27 of 108 (25%)
Loaded Language (17), Name Calling (12), False Urgency (11)
Ossoff's campaign
61
24 of 61 (39%)
Loaded Language (16), False Urgency (11), Name Calling (11)
5 groups backing Ossoff
47
3 of 47 (6%)
Glittering Generalities (3), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (2), Loaded Language (1)
Collins (R)
38
22 of 38 (58%)
Name Calling (14), Loaded Language (11), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (7)
Collins's campaign
31
15 of 31 (48%)
Name Calling (8), Loaded Language (7), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (3)
2 groups backing Collins
7
7 of 7
Name Calling (6), Appeal to Fear (5), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (4)
Not placed on a side (17 sponsors)
30
14 of 30 (47%)
Glittering Generalities (7), Loaded Language (5), Name Calling (4)
Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.
How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.
Decide what counts
Not everyone would call every technique a problem. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.
36% of the 176 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (63 ads).
Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 30% of ads.
The words doing the work
The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.
MAGAin 10 ads· e.g. “MAGA extremist Mike Collins”, “MAGA extremist opponent”
MAGA extremistin 6 ads· e.g. “MAGA extremist Mike Collins”, “MAGA extremist opponent”
boyin 5 ads· e.g. “Radical Left’s golden boy”, “That pretty boy”
radicalin 4 ads· e.g. “Radical Left”, “Radical Left’s golden boy”
government socialismin 3 ads· e.g. “Big government socialism”, “Big government socialism always shows up looking like a gift”
gutin 3 ads· e.g. “gut the Child Tax Credit”, “voted to gut rural hospitals”
taxin 3 ads· e.g. “HIGHER taxes”, “gut the Child Tax Credit”
Semblen is free to read and has no ads. If this page was useful, you can support it.
Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
SLF PAC— $11.8M opposing Ossoff
· 3 ads on this pageLargest donors:
ONE NATION $70.7M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Miriam Adelson $30.0M (12%), Adelson Drug Clinic, Physician; Stephen A Schwarzman $17.0M (7%), Blackstone, Chairman & CEO; Paul Elliott Singer $14.5M (6%), EMC, President; Elon Musk $10.0M (4%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEONO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $4.1M opposing OssoffAB PAC— $2.2M supporting OssoffLargest donors:
AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, PhotographerCARE IN ACTION PAC— $372K supporting OssoffLargest donors:
Anne Delaney $100K (96%), Self-Employed, ArtistLOWER COSTS NOW— $370K supporting Ossoffand 42 more
$10.7M through 2026-10-14individuals $7.1M · PACs $672K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $65K · from the candidate's other committees $2.8M · cash on hand $1.1M
THE GEORGIA WAY— $7.1M opposing CollinsLOWER COSTS NOW— $3.4M opposing CollinsNEW ENGAGEMENT PAC— $2.1M opposing CollinsLargest donors:
NEW ENGAGEMENT FUND $1.0M (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid Hoffman $1.0M (25%), Greylock Partners, Partner; WORKING FOR WORKING AMERICANS - FEDERAL $300K (7%); Stephen III Pajcic $263K (7%), Pajcic & Pajcic, Attorney; Deborah J Simon $250K (6%), RetiredNO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $1.4M supporting CollinsGEORGIA VALUES— $907K opposing CollinsLargest donors:
GEORGIANS FIRST LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $800K (93%)and 17 more
176 ads, newest first. Video transcripts are shown as the model read them, without caption cues like [music].
Didn't Serve Us
Paid for by Mike Collins for Senatevideo · 0:30from 2026-10-30
I'm a Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient. That's me with Jon Ossoff. I was his guest at the Capitol last year.
When Ossoff said he'd stand with veterans, I believed him. Then he voted against funding for veterans, and he took credit anyway. I thought I could trust him, but I found out I can't.
I sure don't think that Jon Ossoff will not serve us. I'm Mike Collins, and I approve this message.
no techniques found
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Watch on YouTube ↗Transcript above is auto-generated; the analysis is of the spoken words.
Kara is a registered Republican. Here's why she's voting for Jon Ossoff.
Paid for by Jon Ossoff for Senatevideo · 0:30from 2026-10-27
We were the only labor and delivery unit in four counties. After Donald Trump cut Medicaid, we were forced to shut down. Mike Collins voted for Trump's Medicaid cuts.
We were devastated because we know some of these babies won't make it. I reached out and Mike Collins essentially told me Donald Trump's plan was more important than these women and babies. I'm a registered Republican, but I'm voting for John Oaf.
He's always fighting to protect women and children. I'm John Oaf and I approve this message.
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Watch on YouTube ↗Transcript above is auto-generated; the analysis is of the spoken words.
Mike Collins now embroiled in yet another scandal...
Paid for by Jon Ossoff for Senatevideo · 0:30from 2026-10-26
I'm Jon Ossoff and I approve this message. Mike Collins now embroiled in yet another scandal involving hate speech campaign ties to white nationalism white nationalism surrounding Mike Collins Mike Collins posted in support of throwing an immigrant out of a helicopter in support of a group harassing a black student with monkey noises ties to neo-Nazis and white nationalists KKK and Nazi imagery Ku Klux Klan robes clearing our land of other people Mike Collins is a bigot.
Quotes language that uses Name Calling. · not counted
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Watch on YouTube ↗Transcript above is auto-generated; the analysis is of the spoken words.
Follow Jon Ossoff in office
Jon Ossoff won. Get what Jon Ossoff says in office by email, analyzed for rhetorical techniques, once sworn in. And an email if the result changes: a recount or a call reversed. One-click unsubscribe.
Confirming also makes your free Semblen account, with a 14-day Pro trial. No card.
Paid for by JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEfrom 2026-10-26 to 2026-10-262 variantsspend $0–1983,000–4,998 impressions
Not the news we were hoping to share, but we’re pacing behind our fundraising goal.
Jon is up against MAGA extremist Mike Collins, and the GOP and their Super PACs have poured MILLIONS into Georgia’s Senate race to defeat him. We can’t afford to fall behind now, with Election Day days away.
Can you chip in $10 or $25 to Jon Ossoff’s reelection campaign to help close this gap?
Paid for by Project Battleground Georgiafrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
United for Georgia: Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In line by 7? You can vote.
Vote for Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor.
no techniques found
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Paid for by JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEfrom 2026-10-26 to 2026-10-264 variantsspend $100–4963,300–6,996 impressions
It's Senator Ossoff. I’m personally asking: Can you chip in to my reelection campaign today? In 2021, Georgia decided control of the Senate. Trump and Republicans know it may happen again, and they’re going all in to flip this seat.
We need a huge grassroots effort today to help take back the U.S. Senate. Please chip in today to help me fight back and keep Georgia blue. I can’t do this without you.
no techniques found
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Paid for by JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEfrom 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-24spend $0–990–99 impressions
I'm not sure what more I can tell you. I'm the only Democratic Senator running for reelection in a state that Trump won. Can you rush a donation and help us win this pivotal Senate race and take back the Senate?
no techniques found
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Paid for by Mike Collins for Senatevideo · 0:30from 2026-10-23
I wrote the Laken Riley Act after she was murdered. Her family begged for help, but Jon Ossoff voted no. I looked Jon in the eye, he stared it right through me. Didn't lift a finger.
With his re-election coming, Jon switched his vote. That's not a senator, that's a coward. I'm Mike Collins and I approve this message because if you can't stand for Laken Riley, you shouldn't stand a chance for re-election.
Quotes language that uses Name Calling. · not counted
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Watch on YouTube ↗Transcript above is auto-generated; the analysis is of the spoken words.
Paid for by JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEfrom 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-23spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Our most important fundraising deadline before Election Day is October 31st. Can you rush a donation to Jon Ossoff’s reelection campaign to help him finish the month strong?
no techniques found
Looks up the ad's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting. Takes up to a minute.
Paid posts that ran in GA and name a candidate, from advertisers that aren't part of this race: news-style pages, campaigns for other offices, and others. They're shown here for completeness and not counted with the ads above. We show the same technique analysis; their claims are not checked.
HCSO Foundation: not a political advertiser
Paid for by HCSO Foundationfrom 2026-09-242 variantsspend $0–1982,100–3,998 impressions
The table is set. The conversation is bigger than ever.
Join Sheriff Reginald B. Scandrett, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, and the HCSO Foundation for GRITS & GRACE: Let’s Talk — Community. Climate. Concerns., a special Faith & Blue conversation centered on the issues, experiences and relationships that shape our communities.
Featuring confirmed guests U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta and author of The Rough Side of the Mountain, alongside community voices for a morning of candid conversation about public safety, faith, resilience, service and what it takes to build stronger communities together.
📅 Monday, October 12 | 10:30 AM
🎟️ Registration REQUIRED | http://HCSOFoundation.org
Real people. Real experiences. Real conversation.
Because stronger communities start when we’re willing to sit down, listen and talk. See less
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-102 variantsspend $0–1983,000–4,998 impressions
🚨 Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, is out with a new campaign video sharply attacking Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) over his political positioning ahead of their 2026 general election matchup.
In the video, Collins says Ossoff "running around as a moderate is one of the biggest con games in political history," arguing the senator's voting record does not match his public image. Collins, who describes himself as "a blue collar, small businessman" and is the founder and CEO of a trucking company, also calls Ossoff "nothing but a trust fund kid who has never had a real job in his life." Those characterizations are Collins' opinion, expressed in a campaign attack video, and do not reflect the documented record: before his election to the Senate in 2021, Ossoff worked as a national security aide for Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson and served as CEO of Insight TWI, a media production company producing internationally broadcast investigations of corruption and war crimes.
The Georgia Senate race is widely considered one of the most competitive in the country. Ossoff entered the general election cycle with a commanding financial lead, having raised more than $77 million as of March 2026, while two major super PACs have pledged a combined $64 million for the race. Collins secured the GOP nomination after a primary runoff victory aided by a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump, who carried Georgia 50.7% to 48.5% in 2024.
What do you make of Collins' argument about Ossoff's record vs. his moderate image? 👇
#GASen #GeorgiaPolitics #MikeCollins #JonOssoff #Georgia2026 #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-012 variantsspend $0–1984,000–5,998 impressions
🚨 The publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times is calling out Sen. Jon Ossoff, saying the Georgia Democrat's record on Israel is "abysmal" and that he has misled the state's Jewish community about his positions.
Michael A. Morris penned an open letter to Ossoff on August 12, 2026, citing specific votes he says run counter to Israel's interests. Morris wrote that Ossoff "backed some of Senator Sanders' resolutions to cut off Israel's weapons in late 2024, again in July 2025, and on April 15, 2026, you went furthest yet, voting to block every sale on the floor." One specific vote cited is S.J.Res.41, Roll Call Vote 454, from July 30, 2025, in which Ossoff voted to block the transfer of thousands of assault rifles to Israel as a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies.
Morris, speaking about his letter, says Ossoff has failed to support Israel and has misrepresented his positions to Jewish constituents. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins also released a statement slamming Ossoff over his Israel voting record following the publication of the letter. Ossoff has not released a direct statement addressing the specific points raised in Morris's open letter. Multiple political handicappers describe Ossoff as the Democrats' most vulnerable senator heading into 2026.
Do you think a senator's voting record on foreign military aid should be a defining issue in a Senate race? 👇
#JonOssoff #Georgia #Israel #GeorgiaSenate #AtlantaJewishTimes #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-012 variantsspend $0–1984,000–5,998 impressions
🚨 Georgia Republican Senate nominee Rep. Mike Collins is calling Sen. Jon Ossoff "the poster child" for the Democratic Socialists of America movement, citing Ossoff's public endorsement of Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed following El-Sayed's narrow primary victory.
Collins argued that Ossoff's support for El-Sayed reveals where the Georgia incumbent stands ideologically, also claiming Ossoff voted with Sen. Bernie Sanders 92% of the time. El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former Wayne County health director, overcame roughly $65 million in outside opposition spending, including more than $30 million from AIPAC, to win the Michigan Democratic primary by approximately one point.
El-Sayed has stated he is "not technically or practically DSA" and has not received a formal DSA endorsement, though democratic socialist figures including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Sanders campaigned on his behalf. El-Sayed advances to the November general election against Republican Mike Rogers.
Ossoff, who won his Senate seat in January 2021 by just over one point, is considered by Republicans to be one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents on the ballot in 2026. Two major super PACs have already pledged a combined $64 million to the Georgia Senate race.
What do you think: will Ossoff's endorsement of El-Sayed become a defining issue in the Georgia Senate race? 👇
#GASen #GeorgiaPolitics #MikeCollins #JonOssoff #AbdulElSayed #Breaking
Quotes language that uses Name Calling. · not counted
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-012 variantsspend $0–1984,000–5,998 impressions
🚨 Sen. Jon Ossoff has publicly criticized "vast sums of corporate and billionaire money" in politics, but a review of FEC filings shows he has received nearly half a million dollars from billionaires, including George Soros and his son Alex Soros.
Ossoff is slated to headline a fundraiser at the Water Mill estate of Alex Soros and Huma Abedin in the Hamptons, with Hillary Clinton also listed as a co-host. The trip includes at least three fundraising stops on the same weekend. A Newsweek analysis of itemized contributions found that California donors, at roughly $7.35 million, outpaced Georgia donors, at roughly $6.86 million, out of more than $81 million raised for reelection. That puts in-state contributions at approximately 18 percent of his total haul.
Rep. Mike Collins, Ossoff's Republican general election opponent, posted about the contradiction, highlighting the senator's stump speech criticizing outside money in elections while referencing Georgia communities like Garden City, Albany, and College Park. Collins raised about $2.1 million in Q2 2026. The Ossoff campaign, for its part, says the average Q2 contribution was $42, with nearly 90 percent of more than 474,000 donations from April through June coming in at $100 or less.
Ossoff holds the only Democratic Senate seat up for reelection in a state carried by President Trump in 2024, making it a top national Republican target. Reports indicate the Hamptons swing is also giving the Wall Street donor class a chance to evaluate Ossoff as a potential 2028 presidential candidate. What do you think: does a candidate's donor list contradict their campaign message? 👇
#JonOssoff #GeorgiaSenate #AlexSoros #HamptonsRaiser #GeorgiaPolitics #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-012 variantsspend $0–1984,000–5,998 impressions
🚨 Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act three separate times, yet is now publicly questioning why banning biological males from women's sports is a legislative priority.
Ossoff voted against related amendments in March 2021 and March 2024, then voted against S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, in March 2025. The NRSC confirmed a third vote against the ban in March 2026. In a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ossoff called the bill "overreach," arguing that "school districts and athletic associations can ensure fair, safe competition without subjecting the bodies of adolescent student athletes to intrusive investigation by the federal government." In footage from a separate appearance, Ossoff appeared to frame the transgender sports debate as a distraction from issues like artificial intelligence and economic threats.
The votes put Ossoff at odds with Georgia voters. A poll found that 73% of Georgia general election voters support a ban on biological men competing in women's sports. A 2025 New York Times/Ipsos poll put national support at 79%. Following Ossoff's federal votes against the measure, Georgia lawmakers passed the Riley Gaines Act, banning biological males from competing in female athletics at all academic levels in the state. Ossoff has also co-sponsored the federal Equality Act in 2021 and 2023, which would redefine sex to include gender identity across federal civil rights law, with no carveout for sports.
Ossoff is up for re-election in November 2026, facing Republican challengers including Rep. Mike Collins and Rep. Buddy Carter in what is considered one of the key Senate races of the midterm cycle.
Do you think Sen. Ossoff's votes on women's sports reflect the values of Georgia voters? 👇
#JonOssoff #WomensSports #GeorgiaSenate #ProtectionOfWomenAndGirlsInSportsAct #Georgia2026 #Breaking
Loaded Language: The alarm emoji and the framing of 'biological males' in women's sports are emotionally charged cues that signal a threat and push a reaction, rather than neutral reporting. Flagged: “🚨”.
Card Stacking: The sentence presents only the voting record and implied hypocrisy, leaving out Ossoff's stated reasons or any context for his position, so the reader is steered toward one conclusion. Flagged: “has voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act three separate times, yet is now publicly questioning”.
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-202 variantsspend $0–1985,000–6,998 impressions
🚨 Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Georgia, is touting two laws he authored as proof he can deliver results in Washington, while drawing a sharp contrast with Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff ahead of one of the most competitive Senate races in the country.
Collins points to the TRANQ Research Act, H.R. 1734, which passed the House 425-0 and was signed into law by President Biden. The bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to strengthen its ability to detect and identify synthetic opioids like tranq. He also co-authored the Laken Riley Act, the first bill signed by President Trump in his new term, named after 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, who was murdered by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant. Collins says the law has led to the deportation of over 20,000 people, though a sourced report found more than 17,500 illegal immigrants in 2025 had been arrested under its mandatory detention provisions.
In a campaign video, Collins describes himself as a capitalist with a small-business background, saying a capitalist in Washington means common sense and results. He labels Sen. Ossoff a socialist, arguing that means higher taxes and bigger government. Collins won the Republican Senate runoff with an endorsement from President Trump, setting up a general election race that both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball have rated as a Toss-up.
What do you think matters most to Georgia voters heading into this Senate race? 👇
#GeorgiaSenate #MikeCollins #JonOssoff #LakenRileyAct #TRANQAct #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-193 variantsspend $0–29711,000–13,997 impressions
🚨 Republican Rep. Mike Collins is drawing a sharp contrast with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 2026 U.S. Senate race, highlighting his background as the founder and CEO of a Georgia trucking company against Ossoff's pre-Senate career as CEO of a London-based investigative television production company.
Collins, who secured the GOP nomination after defeating former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley by more than 10 points in a primary runoff — with a last-minute endorsement from President Trump — is positioning himself as a homegrown Georgia businessman and staunch Trump ally ahead of what is shaping up as one of the most closely watched Senate contests of the midterm cycle.
The contrast, amplified by Team Trump's official social media account, also zeroes in on Ossoff's donor base — a line of attack Republicans have used against the incumbent senator since at least 2020, when opponents labeled him a "trust fund" candidate. Ossoff, who became the youngest sitting U.S. senator when he was sworn in January 2021, is seeking re-election amid polls showing him holding a lead in early matchups against Collins.
Georgia voted for Trump in 2024, but political analysts note the national environment could favor Democrats given the president's current approval ratings — making the Ossoff-Collins matchup a critical battleground for control of the Senate.
What do you think matters most to Georgia voters in this race — a candidate's background or their policy positions? 👇
#GeorgiaSenate #MikeCollins #JonOssoff #Georgia2026 #Senate2026 #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-202 variantsspend $0–1982,000–3,998 impressions
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce 2026 Congressional Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia.
Gubernatorial, Senate, and congressional candidates are set to gather for the first time since their primary wins, including U.S. Senate contender Rep. Mike Collins and gubernatorial contenders Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-193 variantsspend $0–29710,000–12,997 impressions
🚨 Rep. Mike Collins is previewing his upcoming Oct. 8 Senate debate against incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, saying voters will finally get to compare both candidates' records side by side.
In a post on his campaign's social media account, Collins said Ossoff "made people's lives less safe, more expensive" — framing the debate as a direct referendum on Ossoff's Senate record since his 2020 runoff election victory.
The one-hour debate is set for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at Assembly Atlanta, airing live at 7 p.m. across Georgia markets. It will be moderated by a panel of professional journalists. The race is rated a Toss-up by both The Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball, making it one of the most closely watched Senate contests of the 2026 cycle. Ossoff holds a significant fundraising edge — $31.7 million cash on hand vs. Collins's $1.7 million — though two major super PACs have pledged a combined $64 million to the race.
Collins, a trucking company co-owner and Georgia's 10th Congressional District representative, won the Republican Senate runoff on June 16, 2026, following an endorsement from President Trump. Ossoff had previously challenged Collins to three total televised debates.
What's the one issue you want both candidates pressed on in the October debate? 👇
#GASen #MikeCollins #JonOssoff #GeorgiaPolitics #GASenate2026 #Breaking
Paid for by The Georgia Democratfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-192 variantsspend $0–1986,000–7,998 impressions
🚨 Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says states that issue commercial drivers licenses to people who cannot speak or read English should be held financially liable — citing the highway-safety risk of unqualified drivers operating 80,000-pound trucks.
Collins, a trucking company co-owner and Republican Senate nominee challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026, is a co-sponsor of Connor's Law — legislation that would codify English proficiency requirements for CDL holders and include an out-of-service provision revoking licenses from those who fail to meet the standard. The FMCSA finalized a rule in March 2026 limiting non-domiciled CDLs to drivers holding H-2A, H-2B, or E-2 visas, and placed 28 states and jurisdictions under special orders to pause non-domiciled CDL issuance. States like California and New York posted non-compliance rates of 25% and over 53%, respectively.
Collins estimates roughly 700,000 illegal non-domiciled drivers are currently operating on U.S. roads — a figure he did not source. The FMCSA has cited 17 fatal crashes in 2025 resulting in 30 deaths involving non-domiciled CDL holders who would be ineligible under the new rule. However, the administration's own initial analysis acknowledged there is not sufficient evidence "to reliably demonstrate a measurable empirical relationship" between a trucker's citizenship status and safety outcomes.
Should states face financial penalties for issuing CDLs outside federal eligibility requirements? 👇
#MikeCollins #ConnorsLaw #CDL #TruckingSafety #Immigration #Breaking
An ad is on this page because its own "Paid for by" line is a campaign in this race; or it comes from a national Senate group and ran mostly in GA; or it ran mostly in GA and names a candidate — unless its sponsor is a campaign for some other office. Ads from outside groups appear alongside the campaigns' own.
Campaigns run one text as many separate ads. Identical text from the same sponsor is one card here, marked with its number of variants.
A technique is a specific rhetorical move in the wording, found by our model and explained in one line. It is not a claim that the ad is false.
Claims are checked when a reader asks: press "Check this ad's claims" on a card. Running a check and seeing its verdicts are part of Semblen Pro, because each check costs money to run; anyone can see which claims an ad makes. The ten ads with the most money behind them in each race are checked ahead of time.
Claim verdicts say what the cited sources say. A verdict that an ad is wrong or misleading is shown only when it cites an established fact-checker or an institutional record — Congress, a federal agency, a court — and its confidence is not low; a weaker one is not shown at all. Each verdict shows what it rests on and how confident it is. If we got one wrong, press Disagree: a verdict that readers dispute and no one defends comes down.
Video ads come from the campaigns' own YouTube channels; the transcript is analyzed. Meta ads are analyzed on their text; their video and images are not, yet.