Key Senate Race Is Already Blowing Up in Trump’s Face

Key Senate Race Is Already Blowing Up in Trump’s Face

Georgia Republicans are snubbing Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Senate.A cadre of conservative mayors in the Peach State have opted to publicly back Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff rather than get behind Trump-endorsed Representative Mike Collins.Those mayors include Gail Fry of Toccoa, James Matheson of Valdosta, and Julie Smith of Tifton. The key to their successful bipartisan relationship with Ossoff rests in the senator’s attentiveness to Geor…

Republicans reject Trump's Senate pick in devastating snub as GOP mayors flock to Dem

President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate is losing ground in his own backyard, as multiple Republican mayors across Georgia publicly back Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff over Trump-endorsed challenger Mike Collins.At least three GOP mayors — Gail Fry of Toccoa, James Matheson of Valdosta, and Julie Smith of Tifton — have thrown their support behind Ossoff, according to The Daily Beast. Fry, who admits she voted against Ossoff six years a…