AJC: “While Republicans remain locked in costly internal battles for governor and Senate, Democrats are already pivoting toward building turnout and campaign infrastructure for November.”
Atlanta, Ga. — New reporting in the AJC highlights how Georgia Democrats are building huge organizational strength by starting the coordinated campaign earlier than ever before while Republicans’ continued chaos has resulted in runoff elections in both the U.S. Senate and Governor races.
While Mike Collins and Derek Dooley remain in a “bruising and deeply expensive” brawl in the GOP U.S. Senate runoff, Sen. Ossoff is continuing to build momentum and will be sending off Democrats to knock doors at the South DeKalb field office opening this Saturday.
AJC Politically Georgia: Amid GOP infighting, Democrats lean on unity for an early edge
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam | May 21, 2026
KEY EXCERPTS:
- As Republicans remain in a bruising and deeply expensive primary season, Democrats are trying to capitalize on something they suddenly have that the GOP doesn’t: unity and a head start.
- U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff will travel to south DeKalb County on Saturday to help open a new Democratic field office, part of an effort to jump-start coordinated grassroots organizing months before Republicans settle their marquee statewide runoffs. […]
- The move also underscores an emerging dynamic after Tuesday’s primaries. While Republicans remain locked in costly internal battles for governor and Senate, Democrats are already pivoting toward building turnout and campaign infrastructure for November. […]
- Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey said the office will have an “unprecedented level of staff, resources and research.”
- “Between now and November, that operation will help us turn out voters at historic levels and deliver wins from the U.S. Senate, Governor’s Mansion, to the State House,” Bailey said.
