The Georgia Senate race is currently a contest to see who can best distance themselves from extremists. Republican candidate Mike Collins is on the back foot after * The Washington Post *reported that one of his former staffers has a history of racist online edgelordery that includes this photo:
Well that’s certainly bad! Though possibly not quite as bad as it could be, due to this subtle detail:
In Georgia, if you *must *post a picture of yourself in Klan robes — and I would argue that you don’t! — absolutely, positively do not do so with a Pepsi product in the background. Complete reputation-killer in that state.
Collins’ opponent Jon Ossoff was quick to draw a contrast — 𝕏here’s Ossoff responding to a question about the report: