First Georgia Senate debate spotlights fight over Trump- and Biden-era policies

Key Points:

• Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins debated in Georgia's key Senate race, focusing heavily on economic issues like tariffs, inflation, and trade policies linked to former President Trump and President Biden.
• Collins defended Trump’s tariffs and economic policies, blaming Biden’s agenda for inflation, while Ossoff challenged Collins on supporting tariffs that increase consumer costs and Trump’s foreign policy decisions, including military action in Iran.
• The candidates clashed over the 2020 election legitimacy, with Collins supporting Trump-backed election security measures and Ossoff condemning Collins and Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results.
• Both candidates accused each other of scandalous associations: Ossoff criticized Collins for his son-in-law’s promotion of white nationalist content, while Collins pointed to billionaire Reid Hoffman, an Ossoff donor linked to Epstein files.
• Polls show Ossoff leading by a significant margin, and while the race remains competitive, many Republicans are shifting focus to other states as Georgia increasingly appears to favor the Democratic incumbent.