Georgia Democrats Bolster 2026 Campaign Under Bailey as Ossoff Backs Statewide Push
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 30
Georgia Democrats Bolster 2026 Campaign Under Bailey as Ossoff Backs Statewide Push
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 30
Summary
Georgia Democrats say their 2026 coordinated campaign is markedly stronger, with earlier staffing, steadier communication and more support for down-ballot races across the state.
Charlie Bailey’s mid-2025 rise to party chair — backed by Jon Ossoff — is widely cited as the turning point behind the upgraded operation.
Jon Ossoff is also helping finance that broader effort by hosting fundraisers beyond his own reelection bid, extending resources from metro Atlanta to Georgia’s coast.
Republicans are watching the shift closely as polls show Ossoff’s race against Rep. Mike Collins tightening GOP nerves and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson locked in a close contest with Keisha Lance Bottoms despite spending tens of millions.
Georgia, once a safe-red state in top races until 2020, is now testing whether Democrats’ rebuilt campaign machine can outmatch a GOP operation that says it already has field staff statewide.