{"id":2650532,"date":"2026-08-27T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-and-antisemitic-orbiters-roil-georgia-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:20:21","slug":"racist-and-antisemitic-orbiters-roil-georgia-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-and-antisemitic-orbiters-roil-georgia-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Racist and antisemitic orbiters roil Georgia Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracist-and-antisemitic-orbiters-roil-georgia-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650532&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Georgia Senate race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Mike Collins is increasingly focusing on controversial associations and accusations. the campaign has been marred by reports of racist, antisemitic, and extremist imagery linked to individuals close to Collins, including a former staffer who posted Ku Klux Klan and Nazi symbols online. Collins&#8217;s campaign denied any affiliation with these individuals and condemned thier actions. Ossoff responded by highlighting Collins\u2019s ties to controversial figures and accused him of associating with racists. The race is also influenced by broader issues of hate and extremism, with Ossoff disavowing comments made by a supporter of his opponent\u2019s camp. Both candidates are strategizing to appeal to key voter groups, including Black and Jewish voters, who could be pivotal in the November election. Each side is attempting to capitalize on the controversies to sway voter opinion in this closely watched contest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battle for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"164\">Georgia\u2019s<\/a> closely watched <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> seat is increasingly becoming a fight over the company the candidates keep, as Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3194\">Jon Ossoff<\/a> (D-GA) and GOP challenger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-collins\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"17647\">Mike Collins<\/a> trade accusations of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/racism\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1199\">racism<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"376\">antisemitism<\/a> fueled by controversial figures who are close to each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest salvo came Thursday after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/27\/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/27\/mike-collinss-former-staffer-posted-kkk-nazi-imagery\/\">Washington Post reported<\/a> a former Collins staffer posted images dressed in Ku Klux Klan garb, racist remarks, and Nazi imagery online, adding to a list of controversial people associated with the Republican congressman.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702611\/racist-antisemitic-georgia-senate-race-ossoff-collins\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Racist and antisemitic orbiters roil Georgia Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702725\/democrats-giving-republicans-gift-with-dsa-bob-cusack\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Democrats are giving Republicans a gift\u2019 with DSA: Bob Cusack<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4702370\/james-talarico-asks-court-unseal-ken-paxton-depositions-ethical-questions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Talarico asks court to unseal Ken Paxton depositions alleging they raise \u2018ethical questions\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preston Parra, whom the outlet reported worked in Collins\u2019s congressional office for two months in 2024 and later as a contractor for his leadership PAC, posted an image depicting himself in what appeared to be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2072153904381386865?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2072153904381386865?s=20\">KKK robes<\/a> and another resembling a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2075466417739112732?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2075466417739112732?s=20\">swastika<\/a>. Parra also repeatedly called himself a \u201ctwink fascist,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2073776579201667427?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrestonDelToro\/status\/2073776579201667427?s=20\">used the N-word<\/a>, and posted nearly nude photos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesman for Collins\u2019s campaign, Meyer Siegfried, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Parra has \u201cno affiliation with Mike Collins\u2019 office or campaign,\u201d calling his posts \u201cvile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe posts are vile, completely unhinged, and Mike Collins unequivocally condemns them,\u201d Siegfried said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff responded to the reports of Parra having worked for Collins, characterizing the former staffer as another controversial figure in Collins\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSwastikas and the Klan. Another week, another scandal for the bigot Congressman Mike Collins and his collapsing Senate campaign,\u201d his campaign said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, reports emerged that Collins\u2019s son-in-law, who has been in close proximity to his\u00a0Georgia\u00a0Senate campaign, had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4651171\/mike-collins-son-in-law-posted-white-nationalist-antisemitic-statements\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4651171\/mike-collins-son-in-law-posted-white-nationalist-antisemitic-statements\/\">shared posts promoting<\/a> white supremacy\u00a0and\u00a0antisemitism. Collins said his son-in-law does not have a role in the campaign and condemned his remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, however, moved to point the finger at Ossoff for having \u201callies\u201d such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hasan-piker\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22479\">Hasan Piker<\/a> and Michigan Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> in his party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRep. Collins believes the rise in antisemitism and hate among younger Americans and among Jon Ossoff\u2019s allies like Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed is equally abhorrent and, unlike Ossoff, has condemned it from all sources directly,\u201d Siegfried said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, on Thursday, Ossoff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4702481\/ossoff-condemn-hasan-piker\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4702481\/ossoff-condemn-hasan-piker\/\">disavowed Piker\u2019s controversial comments<\/a>, including that Jews invite violence by supporting Israel and other remarks in which Piker said he sides with Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, over Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ossoff, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said he rejects the \u201cdangerous rhetoric suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ossoff-joins-colleagues-in-condemning-hasan-piker\/\" title=\"... joins colleagues in condemning ...\">policy advocacy invites violence<\/a> against the Jewish community or any community.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins responded to Ossoff\u2019s statement in a social media post, noting that Piker had floated Ossoff as his pick for the Democratic nomination in 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOssoff wouldn\u2019t want to bite the hand that boosted him,\u201d Collins said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688333\/jon-ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688333\/jon-ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/\">JON OSSOFF, GEORGIA\u2019S FIRST JEWISH SENATOR, FACES ANGRY JEWISH VOTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each candidate is targeting sects of voters who may prove crucial to winning in November, but Ossoff has an edge as he paints Collins as a racist. Black voters heavily favored Ossoff in 2021, with 9 out of 10 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/georgias-black-voters-overwhelmingly-supported-democratic-senate-candidates\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/georgias-black-voters-overwhelmingly-supported-democratic-senate-candidates\">casting their ballot for him<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/electjon.com\/news-over-50-georgia-black-legislators-condemn-mike-collins-demand-answers-on-ties-to-white-nationalists\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/electjon.com\/news-over-50-georgia-black-legislators-condemn-mike-collins-demand-answers-on-ties-to-white-nationalists\/\">black lawmakers have condemned<\/a> Collins, calling him a \u201cman of poor character,\u201d for his alleged ties to white supremacists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jewish voters make up a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org\/p7781\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org\/p7781\">small portion of Georgia\u2019s electorate<\/a>, about 150,000 registered voters, but analysts say the group is large enough to have a sway in elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Senate race heats up over candidate associations and accusations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2650533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-cpls0j6ap-1786556735784-e1786557198538.jpg?1787826802&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7053,53584,32558,36160,50526],"class_list":["post-2650532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antisemitism","tag-georgia-senate","tag-hate-speech","tag-political-controversy","tag-racism-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-cpls0j6ap-1786556735784-e1786557198538.jpg?1787826802&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650536,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650532\/revisions\/2650536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}