Politics

Trump again alleges fraud in 2020 Georgia vote at midterm rally

Trump's Dalton rally comes as polling shows Ossoff leading Republican rival Collins by nine points.

Updated Oct 17, 2026 · 00:20 UTC2 reports

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Trump is scheduled to hold a midterm rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Friday.[ABC News]
At a north Georgia rally, Trump again alleged that the 2020 Georgia election was fraudulent and that Senator Jon Ossoff's election was illegitimate.[The Guardian]
Recent polling shows Ossoff with a nine-point lead over Republican rival Collins, while ABC News rates the Senate race likely Democrat.[The Guardian · ABC News]
ABC News rates the governor's race a toss-up, and Jackson has spent more than $100 million on his campaign against Bottoms.[ABC News]

Trump is scheduled to hold a midterm rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Friday.[ABC News]
ABC News rates the Georgia Senate race as likely Democrat and the governor's race as a toss-up.[ABC News]
Ossoff announced he raised $33 million in the third quarter, according to Federal Election Commission data.[ABC News]
Jackson has spent more than $100 million on his gubernatorial race.[ABC News]
At a north Georgia rally, Trump alleged that the 2020 Georgia election was fraudulent and that Ossoff's election was illegitimate.[The Guardian]
Recent polling shows Ossoff with a nine-point lead over Collins.[The Guardian]
About 1,200 people packed the grandstands at Dalton municipal airport for the rally.[The Guardian]

Trump's claims about the 2020 Georgia election and Ossoff's legitimacy are contested and not substantiated in the provided reporting.[The Guardian]
The provided reporting does not give the polling sample or margin of error behind the nine-point Ossoff lead.[The Guardian]

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