“Bitter Republican Showdown” Kicks Off As Collins Enters “Brutal Republican-on-Republican Fight”

Collins’ announcement sparks “GOP divide in Georgia” as Republicans begin bitter, expensive intraparty Senate brawl

ATLANTA — Today, “an all-out Republican feud” kicked off with ultraconservative Rep. Doug Collins’ announcement that he is planning a divisive Senate run “setting up [a] GOP divide in Georgia.” Now, with Collins officially in the race against temporary senator and “political mega-donor” Kelly Loeffler, “a brutal Republican-on-Republican fight” is already brewing as Washington Republicans slammed Collins’ run as “selfish” and “shortsighted.” The upcoming multimillion-dollar slugfest between the candidates is making it clear even to Republicans that Georgia is in play in 2020.

See what they’re saying about Republicans’ nightmare Senate scenario:

• AJC: Doug Collins announces US Senate bid, setting up GOP divide in Georgia

• The Hill: Senate GOP campaign arm rips Collins as selfish for entering Georgia race

• POLITICO: “Collins announced Wednesday he is running…setting up an intraparty battle…in the emerging battleground state.”

• GPB: “Collins has officially launched his campaign for U.S. Senate, opening a rift in the Republican party”

• TPM: NRSC Assails Collins’ ‘Selfish’ And ‘Shortsighted’ Senate Bid

• Fox News: “[NRSC] slammed Collins for what it said was an ill-advised and self-centered bid for higher office”

• WaPo: “Rep. Douglas A. Collins…sparked an intraparty Republican brawl”

• POLITICO: GOP establishment prepares to battle Doug Collins

• CNN: “[Collins’] decision would set up a fierce melee for the November 2020 race”

• The Hill: “Collins’s decision could give Democrats a better chance of flipping the seat, as…he and Loeffler will likely spend millions of dollars targeting each other.”

• NYT: “Mr. Collins’s long-expected decision sets the stage for a brutal Republican-on-Republican fight”

• Roll Call: Doug Collins’ Senate bid could set up competitive GOP fight in Georgia

• AP: “Collins announced Wednesday that he’s running for a U.S. Senate…setting up a battle that could divide the Georgia party this election year.”

• NY Post: “Collins (R-Ga.) will launch a bid…setting up a party showdown that threatens to split Republicans across the state.”

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