Trump rallies in Georgia as midterm campaigning narrows
President Donald Trump held a rally in Georgia on Friday for Republican Mike Collins, whom the Guardian described as struggling. PBS NewsHour said the stop came despite divisions in the state party. The Guardian reported that Mr. Trump falsely claimed Senator Jon Ossoff’s election was illegitimate. CBS News reported early voting data in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida showing signs it called potentially promising for Democrats. Elsewhere, Democrat Troy Jackson told Senator Susan Collins to “shut up” during a Thursday debate in Maine, per The Hill, and NBC News reported Alaska’s Senate candidates clashed over the Iran war and prices. Early-vote data does not report how people voted, and the Guardian’s characterization of the claim about Mr. Ossoff is single-sourced.
Georgia’s Senate race is one of several that could decide control of the chamber, so rally turnout and Republican unity matter to both campaigns. Repeating doubts about a past election can affect whether voters trust the process this November, including poll workers and local officials who run it.
Check your registration and polling place on your state election office’s website, and note the early-voting dates and hours if you plan to vote before Election Day. If you see a claim about who is winning from early-vote totals, look for the official count source before sharing it.
Early turnout counts are not votes cast for a candidate. Any claim of a win based on them is premature.
DailyDrop U.S. No. 13 · October 17, 2026