Mike Collins draws large crowd at Forsyth County campaign stop
Mike Collins packed a grassroots stop in Cumming, where supporters said his focus on costs and community protection resonated. The Forsyth crowd signaled the stakes in his Senate bid against Jon Ossoff.
Mike Collins drew a large crowd of Forsyth County Republicans to a grassroots event in Cumming, where supporters said his focus on lowering costs and community protection matched the concerns they hear most in the county.
Travis Jaudon wrote on X that Collins "spoke to a large crowd of Forsyth County republicans tonight in Cumming at a grassroots event" and identified him as one of the Republicans running for the Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff. The stop gave Collins a local stage in Cumming, the county seat, as he tried to build momentum in one of metro Atlanta’s most closely watched Republican areas.
The Forsyth appearance fit into a much larger statewide operation Collins has been constructing for months. The Hill reported on Aug. 13, 2025 that his Senate campaign was rolling out a grassroots organization in all 159 Georgia counties, backed by 413 county captains and aimed at turning out low-propensity voters. Collins formally entered the contest in July 2025, when Associated Press coverage republished by ClickOnDetroit said he joined the field challenging Ossoff in 2026.
That effort has been taking shape in a race with national implications. NBC News described Collins against Ossoff as a key 2026 battleground contest and said Ossoff is a well-funded Democratic incumbent. Collins has also benefited from a separate boost from former President Donald Trump at a Georgia rally, underscoring how closely the Senate fight is tied to broader Republican turnout efforts in Georgia.
In Forsyth County, the crowd reflected the issues Collins has been emphasizing on the trail. Supporters in the room pointed to his message on costs and community protection as the strongest draw, a sign that economic pressure and public-safety concerns remain central to the local audience he is trying to reach. With turnout in Cumming, the campaign showed it can still pull a sizable Republican crowd in a county that will matter in any statewide runoff for Georgia voters.
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