Jon Ossoff

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks at a joint campaign rally with Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms at the Tabernacle in Atlanta last month. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Georgia Democrats probe Brian Kemp’s vulnerability.

Marjorie Taylor Greene calls out U.S. healthcare costs in her new web series.

Fundraising juggernaut

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff shakes hands with a supporter after a joint campaign rally with Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms at the Tabernacle in Atlanta last month. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s general election machine is roaring to life.

The Democratic incumbent’s campaign said it raised more than $1 million in the 24 hours after U.S. Rep. Mike Collins clinched the Republican nomination, powered by roughly 27,000 online donors who gave an average of $38.

The haul is the latest sign of the financial juggernaut Ossoff has built around small-dollar fundraising. His campaign has socked away more than $32 million to battle for a second term.

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Friday news quiz

Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson speaks to his supporters at his runoff election night watch party on Tuesday. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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A) Marco Rubio.

B) JD Vance.

C) Donald Trump Jr.

D) Laura Loomer.

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A) Marching to the Georgia Capitol to protest a Republican redistricting plan.

B) Greeting workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as they entered the building.

C) A big rally in Atlanta, where she was the city’s mayor for four years.

D) A news conference in front of a shuttered hospital in Commerce.

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A) Athens and Columbus.

B) Gainesville and Augusta.

C) Macon and Marietta.

D) Tifton and Woodstock.

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B) Martha Zoller.

C) Shelley Wynter.

D) Neal Boortz.

Lame duck

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks before signing the state's new budget earlier this year in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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Medical tourist

Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, seen here at a political rally in Rome in 2020. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Temporary reprieve

House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus, is calling for a state constitutional amendment to ban partisan gerrymandering. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Today in Washington

Trump departs for Camp David, where he will spend the weekend.

The House is out until Tuesday.

The Senate returns on Monday.

Shoutouts

State Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, seen here at the state Capitol in 2023. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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State Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek (Sunday).

Former state Rep. Mike Glanton (Sunday).

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Before you go

Dexter Fisher speaks to supporters after he was elected Athens-Clarke County mayor on Tuesday. (Fletcher Page/AJC)

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D) Donald Trump Jr. The son of President Donald Trump posted on X calling Jackson a patriot who is “building up MAGA and an America first economy.” Of note: Jackson had attended a Trump fundraiser on Saturday in Virginia.

D) A news conference in front of a shuttered hospital in Commerce. Stacey Abrams held a similar event to kick off her 2022 Democratic campaign for governor.

A) Athens and Columbus. Dexter Fisher won in Athens. Isaiah Hugley, husband of Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, won in Columbus.

C) Shelley Wynter. The WSB host said “I see reelections as a job interview, and in my humble opinion, I’ve seen nothing from Senator Jon Ossoff that requires me to say you’re fired from the job. So you’ve got my support.”

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