Ossoff says he has "zero interest in running for president" in heated Georgia Senate debate with Collins – CBS News

Ossoff says he has “zero interest in running for president” in heated Georgia Senate debate with Collins  CBS News

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins, continued trading both personal and political attacks on Tuesday night as the politicians fought over the war with Iran, rising costs and the 2020 election results in a heated debate for who will represent Georgia in the Senate.Ossoff — whose national profile has surged in recent years, leading to speculation that he could seek the White House — also confirmed once again that he has "zero interest in running for president" in 2028.The debate, part of the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series, is the second and last exchange between the two Georgia lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections and comes on the same day as early voting started in the state.Both parties see the race as a pivotal election for who controls the Senate starting next year.

Ossoff, the only Senate Democrat running for reelection in a state that President Trump won in 2024, is attempting to show that his 2021 runoff victory against then-incumbent Sen. David Perdue wasn't simply a temporary blue wave in the Peach State.Both candidates continued the messaging in the first debate, with Collins repeating his allegation that Ossoff is an out-of-touch politician who cares more about online attention than everyday Georgians."This is a race between Georgia and Georgetown. Somebody that has created