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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Congressman Misspells the Name of His Own State in High-Stakes Campaign Ad
Rep. Mike Collins launched his U.S. Senate campaign with an ad that spelled Georgia wrongNEED TO KNOW Rep. Mike Collins launched his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign over the weekend The Georgia Republican misspelled his home state in a campaign video published on X If Collins wins the Republican nomination, he would face Sen. Jon Ossoff, the only incumbent Democratic senator from a state Trump won in 2024 who is seeking re-election in 2026Congressman Mike Collins launched his campaign for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat with a campaign video that misspelled his home state's name. At the end of the campaign video, published on X on Sunday, July 27, Collins unveiled a slogan reading, 'Georgia, Let's Ride.' The slogan spelled his state as 'Georiga.' The video remains up on his X page. The clip was met with an immediate response on X, with observers making fun of the spelling mistake. 'Where is Georiga?' one person asked. 'Knowing how to spell the name of your own state should at least be a baseline requirement for running for the Senate,' another X user wrote. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Collins' campaign also published a video on YouTube on Monday, July 28, without the 'Georgia, Let's Ride' slogan. Collins, 58, has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district since January 2023 and has branded himself as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. He is running for the Republican nomination to face incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat. The Georgia Republican co-owns a family trucking firm and first ran for Congress in 2014. His father, the late Mac Collins, served in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2005 and ran an unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign in 2004. In March 2024, Mike Collins introduced the Laken Riley Act, which is named after a Georgia resident who was killed by a man who entered the country illegally, in the House. The act, which was signed into law by Trump in January 2025 and earned bipartisan support in the House and Senate, requires non-citizens charged with theft to be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Collins also drew attention in February 2024, when he was temporarily suspended from X for suggesting a person federal authorities arrested should be transported by 'Pinochet Air,' referencing Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. He also drew criticism in March 2024, when he promoted a post from an antisemitic account, per the Associated Press. Ossoff is the only incumbent Democratic senator from a state Trump won in 2024 who is up for re-election in November 2026. He won his seat alongside Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is also a Democrat, in November 2022. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Republican ridiculed after misspelling name of own state in TV ad
The goal of any campaign launch is to generate attention, but as one GOP candidate has learned in the past twenty-four hours, not all of it is good. Mike Collins, a Republican Congressman representing Georgia's 10th District, announced Monday that he would be running in 2026 to flip the U.S. Senate seat presently held by Democrat John Ossoff. But, X users were quick to notice a glaring error in a political advertisement posted to kick off Collins' campaign. 'Georiga, let's ride' the ad posted to X by the Mike Collins War Room account reads including a glaring misspelling of the state of 'Georgia.' Social media users were quick to pounce on the 58-year-old Senate hopeful's mistake. 'If you're running for the Senate, at the very least, you should be able to spell the name of the state you're running in, don't you think, Mike Collins?' wrote an X user posting under the handle of @OldGuyRant2. Another X user posting under the handle @jsmurray wrote 'If you can't spell Georgia, you definitely can't represent it. Spellcheck ain't gonna save you now, Mike.' X User @DocLanceP simply wrote, 'Bro, hire a copy editor.' Despite the error, Collins' campaign touted over $220,000 raised in the first 12 hours of his entry into the race. Mike Collins is ready to put the hammer down and get it done. — Mike Collins War Room (@TeamOverhaulGA) July 27, 2025 'GEORIGA From Mike Collins War Room' Me too re fav tweets. God bless Mike & his war room. And let's put that hammer down… and get it done. — Jill the Pill! (@JillPinoak) July 29, 2025 Collins is a key Trump ally in the House of Representatives who has made a name for himself as a top social media troll, but has also helped pass legitimate legislation. The Georgia Representative was an author of the Laken Riley Act, a bill signed into law by Trump earlier this year. The legislation is named after a former nursing student at Augusta University who was murdered at the age of 22 by an illegal alien with a prior criminal record. The incident occurred in Collins' congressional district. The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Audio of Collins being praised by Trump for his work on the bill is also included in the campaign ad. 'Congressman Mike Collins. Mike, you were fantastic. He loves his state, and he took this very personally,' Trump can be heard saying about the bill in an audio excerpt included in the campaign launch video. Prior to being elected to Congress, Collins built a trucking business, which he is still involved in. His trucking background is featured heavily in his initial campaign ad. Collins is the second GOP congressman to enter the GOP primary field for the Senate seat, joining Representative Buddy Carter who represents the Savannah area. Both members are considered to be close with Trump. The Cook Political Report ranks the 2026 Senate race in Georgia as a 'Toss-Up.' Trump flipped Georgia back into the GOP column when he took home the state's 16 electoral college votes last November. Both of the U.S. Senate seats for the state are presently held by Democrats.
The Independent
18 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Republican Senate candidate spells name of own state wrong in campaign video
A Republican Senate candidate's campaign advertisement featured an incorrect spelling of his state. A video promoting Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) was published on Monday (28 July). Mr Collins begins the advertisement by saying: 'Out of touch Democrats like our two U.S. Senators will fight harder for MS-13 gang members than they will nursing students at UGA.' The video features a line from Donald Trump, with the US president praising Mr Collins for doing a "great job." At the end of the video, text on screen read: "Georiga, let's ride." As of 11am ET, the video remained up on Mr Collins' campaign account on X.
Epoch Times
a day ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
Georgia Senate Race Heats up as Mike Collins Jumps In
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) has thrown his hat in the ring to represent the State of Georgia in the U.S. Senate, stepping up the intensity of a closely watched Senate primary. On the morning of July 28, the congressman and trucking entrepreneur drew attention to his candidacy in the 2026 GOP contest on X.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'LET'S RIDE': MAGA Rep Starts Engines On Senate Bid With 1 Embarrassing Error
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) began his bid for U.S. Senate with an embarrassing oversight this week after the name of his home state of Georgia was misspelled in video shared by his campaign. In a clip shared by the 'Mike Collins War Room' (@TeamOverhaulGA) account on X, the congressman is heard taking aim at 'out of touch Democrats' in the Senate before declaring that 'we've got to be unafraid to call balls and strikes.' The text 'GEORIGA, LET'S RIDE' then pops up on screen before a logo resembling a truck — an apparent nod to the trucking company Collins' family owns — appears and zooms off screen. The clip was posted late Sunday afternoon, a day before Collins officially launched his campaign via a separate video — one that accurately spells his state's name — that he shared to his personal account. The 'GEORIGA' clip still appears on X, as of early Tuesday morning. Collins, in response to a post pointing out the error, claimed that the clip was 'not a campaign launch video' and his campaign didn't create it. 'Fan art. And I thought otherwise they did a pretty good job,' he added. The clip appears to take footage and audio fromvideosshared to the congressman's official account just days before. The congressman has shared other posts from the 'War Room' page, which describes itself as the 'official team account' for his campaign. Collins —a MAGA loyalist who haspushedmisinformation and made controversialposts over the years — joins fellow Donald Trump backer Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) in the GOP primary field in hopes of unseating Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in next year's midterm elections. Related... Blue States Are Fighting The Trump Admin's Ability To Use SNAP Data Against Immigrants Pam Bondi Files 'Misconduct Complaint' Against Judge Who Drew Trump's Ire House Republican Wants To Rename The Kennedy Center After Trump
