WABE: “From gas to health insurance, everywhere you look, prices just keep going up.”
Atlanta, Ga. — New reporting from WABE highlights how GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley are embracing Trump’s harmful economic agenda — which has already resulted in Georgians suffering from higher costs and fewer jobs — as they continue to posture as the president’s puppets ahead of the May 19th primary.
Meanwhile, Sen. Ossoff sounded the alarm in response to Donald Trump’s economy-crushing policies that are impacting Georgians’ pocketbooks, from disastrous illegal tariffs to skyrocketing health premiums.
WABE: Georgia’s GOP Senate Candidates Align Themselves With Trump’s Economic Policies
By Marlon Hyde | May 6, 2026
KEY EXCERPTS
- Five Republicans are competing in the primary to take on the incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff for one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats.
- The May 19 primaries will determine the Republican Party candidate for November’s general election. From gas to health insurance, everywhere you look, prices just keep going up.
- “There’s a lot of concern about inflation and affordability,” said Zachary Peskowitz, a professor of political science at Emory University. He says the rising cost of living could significantly impact the race. […]
- During a recent debate, all five Republicans pitched why they are the right candidate to take on Sen. Ossoff.
- “The affordability issues out there are a huge issue, especially for our younger people,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Collins.
- He echoed some of the administration’s talking points to reel in Trump’s supporters.
- “We continue to look at America First always, and then we make sure that we get the government off the backs of these hardworking men and women out there,” said Collins.
- Congressman Buddy Carter praised the President’s economic agenda of tax cuts, reducing regulations, and imposing tariffs.
- “We’ve got to make sure that we continue with these policies, America First policies, that President Trump has started,” said Carter. […]
- Sen. Jon Ossoff said in a statement that the Republican candidates support the President’s economic policies, which the Democratic incumbent remains a vocal opponent of, including on tariffs, health premiums and the war in Iran, which has caused a spike in fuel prices.
