Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate race
A new survey indicates the contest is within the margin of error, with demographic divides shaping the race.
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Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate race
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What this story says
- A Quantus Insights poll shows Jon Ossoff leading Mike Collins 48.2% to 44.4% among likely voters.
- When voters who lean toward a candidate are included, Ossoff's lead increases to 49.0% to 44.9%.
- Both figures are within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
- The poll highlights significant demographic divisions, with Ossoff leading among women and Black voters, while Collins leads among men and white voters.
Who covered it
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A new poll from Quantus Insights indicates that Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race. The survey of 645 likely voters, conducted between 14 and 16 September, found Ossoff ahead 48.2 percent to 44.4 percent. When voters who lean toward a candidate are included, Ossoff's lead is 49.0 percent to 44.9 percent. Both results fall within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
The poll highlights significant demographic divides in voter support. Ossoff leads among women by 54 percent to 37 percent, and among Black voters by 82 percent to 10 percent. Collins leads among men, 52 percent to 42 percent, and among white voters, 61 percent to 31 percent. Among age groups, Ossoff leads voters aged 18-29 (58% to 29%) and 30-44 (53% to 37%). Collins leads voters aged 65 and older (55% to 41%), and the race is 48% to 45% among voters aged 45-64. The poll also found that only 2.8 percent of voters are unfamiliar with Ossoff, compared to 14.3 percent who are unfamiliar with Collins.
Differing perspectives on the race
Meyer Siegfried, a spokesman for Collins, stated that the new numbers show shifting momentum. He told Breitbart News that "Jon Ossoff’s toxic far-left record is being exposed, and this race is tightening every day." Siegfried added, "Georgians are rejecting Jon Ossoff for standing with the radical fringes of his party, and they are backing Mike Collins’s commonsense businessman approach to cutting taxes, lowering costs, and delivering results in the U.S. Senate."
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the potential for Ossoff to be a 2028 presidential contender, a detail included in the full reports from U-S-NEWS.COM and Breitbart. The digests from americanliberty.news and trendingpoliticsnews.com do not mention the specific demographic breakdowns of the poll results, such as Ossoff's lead among women and Black voters, or Collins' lead among men and white voters.
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How each side covered it
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- The right-rated reports focused on the narrowing of Senator Jon Ossoff's lead over challenger Mike Collins, framing it as a sign of Collins gaining momentum. Multiple reports highlighted the poll's finding that the race is within the margin of error. The digests from americanliberty.news and trendingpoliticsnews.com indicated that Republicans were considering pulling resources from Georgia or that the Democratic seat was at risk of a flip, suggesting a tightening contest. U-S-NEWS.COM and Breitbart both quoted Collins' spokesman, Meyer Siegfried, who stated that Ossoff's "toxic far-left record is being exposed" and that the race was tightening daily. These reports also detailed the demographic splits in the poll, noting Collins' strengths among men and white voters, and Ossoff's among women and Black voters.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate…?
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- Is Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate… biased?
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- Which side is not reporting Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Poll shows Ossoff leading Collins by narrow margin in Georgia Senate…?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What does the latest poll show about the Georgia Senate race?
- A Quantus Insights poll shows Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff leading Republican challenger Mike Collins 48.2% to 44.4%. When voters who lean toward a candidate are included, Ossoff leads 49.0% to 44.9%. Both results are within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points, indicating a close contest.
- How do different demographic groups view the candidates?
- The poll indicates significant demographic divisions. Jon Ossoff leads among women (54% to 37%) and Black voters (82% to 10%). Mike Collins leads among men (52% to 42%) and white voters (61% to 31%). Ossoff also leads among younger voters, while Collins leads among older voters.
- What is the significance of the undecided voters?
- Undecided voters make up a notable portion of the electorate, with 6.5 percent undecided without leaners and 5.2 percent with leaners. This group is considered especially consequential, leaving room for movement and potentially influencing the final outcome of the closely contested race.
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6- POLITICS: New Poll Shows Ossoff’s Lead Over Collins Narrowing in Georgia Senate Race – The Beltway Report (opens U-S-NEWS.COM in a new tab)
U-S-NEWS.COM — is U-S-NEWS.COM biased? Our profile of this outlet
- New Poll Shows Ossoff’s Lead Over Collins Narrowing in Georgia Senate Race (opens The Beltway Report in a new tab)
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- Republicans Consider Pulling Resources From Georgia As Ossoff's Lead Grows - American Liberty News (opens americanliberty.news in a new tab)
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- Poll Shows Collins Closing In on Ossoff in Georgia U.S. Senate Race (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Democratic Senate Seat in Georgia Facing Real Threat from GOP (opens News Addicts in a new tab)
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- JUST IN: New Poll Shows Dem Senate Seat At Risk Of Flip (opens TrendingPolitics in a new tab)
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