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Poll shows Ossoff ahead of Collins; Jackson and Bottoms close in Georgia governor race

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A poll by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the University of Georgia finds Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff leading Republican Rep. Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race. The Hill reports 48 percent for Ossoff, 40 percent for Collins and 12 percent undecided. In the governor’s race, Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms are close: the Daily Signal reports Jackson at 46 percent and Bottoms at 45 percent, and a research center director calls it a statistical dead heat. In a debate, Collins alleged that a tech billionaire tied to Jeffrey Epstein paid for ads supporting Ossoff; the billionaire has said he was never an Epstein client.

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  1. An AJC and University of Georgia poll found Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff leading Republican Rep. Mike Collins in the Senate race.

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    CBS News
    Center
    The Hill

  2. The poll found 48 percent support for Ossoff, 40 percent for Collins and 12 percent undecided.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  3. Republican Rick Jackson narrowly leads Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the governor’s race, 46 percent to 45 percent in the poll.

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    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Daily Signal

  4. Collins alleged during a debate that a tech billionaire tied to Jeffrey Epstein paid for ads supporting Ossoff; the billionaire has said he was never a client of Epstein’s.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Republican Rick Jackson leads Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor’s race.

    The Hill says Jackson narrowly leads; the Daily Signal reports 46 percent to 45 percent and quotes the research center director saying it is too close to tell who is ahead.

  • A tech billionaire tied to Jeffrey Epstein paid for ads supporting Ossoff.

    Collins alleged this during a debate; the billionaire has said he was never a client of Epstein’s.

How each side tells it

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The center and left report Ossoff ahead of Collins, and the center and right report Jackson and Bottoms close, in an AJC poll. The left headline stresses only the Senate lead, while the right frames the governor race as a standoff and early voting surge.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    CBS News headlines only Ossoff’s lead over Collins in one AJC poll and leaves out the governor’s race.

    Ossoff pulls ahead of Collins in new Georgia Senate poll
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline covers both statewide races, saying Ossoff leads Collins while Jackson and Bottoms are nearly tied, with the poll as source.

    Ossoff leads Collins while Jackson, Bottoms nearly tied in Georgia: poll
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Daily Signal frames the governor race as a standoff amid an early voting surge, with a campaign spokesperson’s reaction, and does not mention the Senate race.

    New Poll Shows Jackson, Bottoms in Standoff as Early Voting Surges Across the Peach State
    The Daily SignalFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    makes clearMore neutral: the poll shows

    A campaign spokesperson presents his party’s reading of a close poll as settled proof of what voters want.

    …III, a campaign spokesperson for Jackson, told the Daily Signal that “the poll makes clear that Georgia voters want a candidate who will continue to build on Governor [Brian]…

    Quoted byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Ossoff’s lead over Collins
  • AJC poll as the source

Leaves out

  • Georgia governor race

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Ossoff pulls ahead of Collins in new Georgia Senate poll

    Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has a sizable lead over his Republican opponent Rep. Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race, according to new polling from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. …

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Both statewide races
  • Poll margins and voter subgroups
  • Share of undecided voters

Leaves out

  • Research center director’s view that the governor race is a dead heat

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The HillCenter

    Ossoff leads Collins while Jackson, Bottoms nearly tied in Georgia: poll

    A new poll found Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) leading his GOP opponent Rep. Mike Collins (Ga.) in his reelection battle, while Republican Rick Jackson narrowly leads Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Peach State's gubernatorial race. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Governor race standoff
  • Early voting surge
  • Campaign reaction to the poll

Leaves out

  • Ossoff’s lead over Collins in the Senate race

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Daily SignalFar Right

    New Poll Shows Jackson, Bottoms in Standoff as Early Voting Surges Across the Peach State

    Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, are in a dead heat, according to a new poll by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. …

    Read at The Daily Signal (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    21 hr 55 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 9:40 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Oct 21, 11:45 AM EDT

  • Right

    23 hr 19 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 11:05 AM EDT

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  1. The HillCenterOct 21, 11:45 AM EDT
  2. CBS NewsLeftOct 22, 9:40 AM EDT
  3. The Daily SignalFar RightOct 22, 11:05 AM EDT

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