(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Key GOP candidate reportedly has strong Nazi ties [1] ['Oliver Willis'] Date: 2026-07-16 Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia, speaks to supporters in May. The son-in-law of Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia, has an extensive online history of promoting white supremacy and Nazi apologia, CNN reported on Thursday. David Alan Scheer II, who is married to Collins’ daughter, has been featured in Collins’ campaign materials amid his run for a U.S. Senate seat. Scheer also attended Collins’ victory party after he secured the Republican nomination. Collins is running for the Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff. The race is a top priority for Republicans desperate to retain control of the chamber. President Donald Trump won Georgia by just 2.2 percentage points in the 2024 election after losing the state to former President Joe Biden in 2020 by a narrow 0.2 points. Based on posts unearthed by CNN, Collins’ son-in-law appears to be an influencer within an white supremacist community online. On his Instagram account, Scheer promoted the white nationalist group Patriot Front, which marched on Washington, D.C., this past Fourth of July. Scheer also reportedly expressed several views associated with white supremacy, including the claim that white people are going extinct, that America should somehow be restored by “clearing our land of other people,” and said that Jewish people are responsible for ideas that “undermine the white Christian nature of America.” Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front march through Washington before Independence Day events honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Mark Sherman via AP) AP In one since-deleted online comment, Scheer proposed creating a video titled “Why Gen Z doesn’t hate Hitler.” “Only a known bigot and antisemite like Mike Collins would enable the ongoing spread of neo-Nazi propaganda,” Ossoff said in a statement responding to the news. “How much has Mike Collins paid neo-Nazi David Alan Scheer and is Scheer still based on Collins’ property? Mike Collins must apologize immediately for his and his office’s disqualifying ties to neo-Nazi ideology and notorious white supremacists.” The revelations about Collins’ unsettling ties come about a month after Trump endorsed him ahead of the Republican primary, which Collins won. “Mike is strongly supported by the most Highly Respected MAGA Patriots in Georgia and beyond, and many Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate — He is a WARRIOR and WINNER!” Trump wrote on June 14. Trump also praised Collins for supporting his implementation of racist anti-immigrant policies and falsely claimed that Ossoff is a “Radical Left Lunatic” who “wants to abolish our Borders.” The news about Collins’ son-in-law is not the first red flag about the congressman’s affiliations. In 2024, he came under fire for an online exchange with an antisemitic social media account that singled out a reporter for her Jewish heritage. Collins’ troubles fall in line with campaign problems plaguing another Senate candidate anointed by Trump. After the president backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Lone Star State Republican has been dealing with criticism of his past corruption and decision to take a vacation to Europe in the middle of the campaign. Polling shows Ossoff with a slight lead over Collins, and Ossoff recently reported bringing in $20 million in campaign donations in the second quarter of the year, significantly ahead of his Republican rival, who brought in just $2.1 million in the same period of time. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/7/16/800070980/news/mike-collins-georgia-senate-nazi-family-ossoff/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/