# Trump-backed Mike Collins’ Senate bid has gone ‘disastrously wrong’ as Republicans fear he’ll drag the whole ticket down with him

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-backed-mike-collins-senate-bid-has-gone-disastrously-wrong-as-republicans-fear-hell-drag-the-whole-ticket-down-with-him/
- Published: 2026-09-08T18:11:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-08T18:21:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16114643/trump-mike-collins-senate-bid-republicans-fear.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Elections, Government, Markets, Politics, World

## Key points

- Ossoff leads Collins 50%-43% in new Georgia Senate poll
- Ossoff has raised ~$98m versus Collins' ~$7.4m
- Collins hit by ethics probe and associate's extremist social media links

## Summary

Republican strategists are increasingly alarmed that Mike Collins' Trump-backed Senate campaign in Georgia is faltering badly, weighed down by controversies, an ethics investigation and a large fundraising shortfall against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The race, once viewed as a genuine toss-up, is reportedly now seen by many political observers as leaning firmly Democratic, prompting fears within the GOP that a weak Collins campaign could hurt Republican candidates further down the ballot in a state the party had hoped to contest strongly.

An August poll by InsiderAdvantage of 800 likely voters put Ossoff ahead of Collins by 50% to 43%, with seven percent undecided and a margin of error of around 3.4-3.46%. Ossoff's campaign had raised roughly $98 million during the election cycle as of 30 June, compared with about $7.4 million for Collins. Collins has also faced a House ethics investigation and scrutiny over social media activity linked to associates, including his son-in-law, whose online presence has been connected to white nationalist and antisemitic content. Democratic strategist Mike Nellis described Collins as a poor candidate against a "flawless" Ossoff campaign, and blamed Donald Trump for repeatedly backing unpopular Senate candidates, also citing Texas's Ken Paxton as a similar case.

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