Nick Morris said about Jon Ossoff, in Elections Daily on October 30, 2026.
Reviewing the Georgia Senate race in a final battleground overview.
Jon Ossoff
Things People Say About Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff is a Democratic U.S. senator from Georgia, in office since 2021. He was the Democratic nominee for reelection in 2026 and ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
What People Say About Them
Steve Marchand said about Jon Ossoff, in The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand on October 25, 2026.
A New Hampshire election newsletter looking at the national map in the final week.
Craig Coglianese said about Jon Ossoff, in 3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary on October 14, 2026.
Guest co-host Craig Coglianese on the 3 Martini Lunch podcast, reacting to Sen. Ossoff saying he has no plans to run for president in 2028. Coglianese says he would not vote for Ossoff.
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
Around 03:26 into the episode
Craig Coglianese
…thinking about that more from the same context. Brandon Gill is a young Republican that gets a lot of attention. I doubt he'll be running for president anytime soon, but he does a very similar thing to John, where during certain questions he goes viral for the way he asks his questions, the back.
Speaker 4
And forth during testimony questions.
Craig Coglianese
For that reason, I would assume that Ossoff would be a much stronger candidate on the left than most others they can put up there. And yet I'd be thrilled that they don't do that. I would be thrilled that it doesn't go that route at all. So hopefully he's telling the truth, Jim, is what I'm saying, even though I would not ever vote for the man.
Speaker 1
Yeah.
Jim Geraghty
And again, just one of the things that makes it surprising is that candidates have a lot of ways of kind of punting on that question. Ah, you know, it's too early to talk about it or I haven't thought about it. You know, deep down, like if you are every senator looks in the mirror and and hums hail…
Speaker 1
He seems to be closing the door entirely.
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Jim Geraghty said about Jon Ossoff, in 3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary on October 14, 2026.
Jim Geraghty of National Review on the 3 Martini Lunch podcast, discussing a report that Sen. Ossoff says he will not run for president in 2028 and will serve a full Senate term if re-elected. Geraghty says he is speaking as an independent conservative imagining what Democrats would want.
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
Around 02:21 into the episode
Speaker 4
They likely will not. What do you have on this one, Jim?
Speaker 1
Sure.
Jim Geraghty
…of Pennsylvania, for an all-Jewish Democratic ticket, really upsetting everybody who's upset about Gaza, but also just kind of recognizing that, like, you know, Pennsylvania is probably the single most important swing state. You nominate a governor who's been elected statewide a couple of times, probably going to win re-election by a wide margin. That would only help you in that state. And John Ossoff is probably going to win for the second time by a pretty solid margin in one of the seven most important states. And he's, you know, he's fairly young. It's a southern state, you know, like I'm just thinking strategically, this is a guy who you think we, and he says he's not interested. Now, of course, Barack Obama was on Meet the Press in like 2007 and said, oh, I'm not interested in running for president. Of course, I was like, it's 2006, I guess it was. And he says, I'm not interested in running. And of course, then he turns around and runs. It's possible John…
Speaker 1
And then like a couple months later, you announce you're running for president.
Jim Geraghty
So I don't know whether he thinks he's got a shot to be somebody's running mate or he genuinely does not want to run. But I just found it interesting. And I think if you're a Republican... If he really doesn't run, that takes off. That takes one of the more intriguing chess pieces.
Speaker 1
Off the board.
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Steve Schmidt said about Jon Ossoff, in The Warning with Steve Schmidt on August 17, 2026.
Steve Schmidt, a former Republican strategist, on his podcast The Warning, discussing Sen. Ossoff's re-election campaign in Georgia and the Democrats' 2026 midterm prospects.
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Around 04:23 into the episode
Speaker 2
…back against President Trump in twenty twenty. As you recall, he told him his election claims were detached from reality. If you were faced with a similar situation, something that you did not think actually met the standard, the legal standard in your mind, would you stand up to the president?
Speaker 3
…x ra Y. He does not do that. He has never done that, he will never do that. And so if there's something that he wants to do but he needs to know that there's a challenge or that we can't do it, of course I will tell him. It happens all the time with all of his leaders, and that's what he expects.
Speaker 1
But he definitely thinks you are a moron if you believe that. Here's John Osoff in the state of Georgia, the US senator running for reelection. And there is something worth mentioning. There are two senators per state. And when it comes to Georgia, if you were to judge the two senators as a team, Warnock and us Off, they're the Dodgers and the Yankees put together combined with the rest of the league. What an extraordinary duo the state of Georgia has. Both men are fit and ready for serious national leadership. But this US Senate race in Georgia, the best run in the country, is something very very special. And what we're seeing is a young American Leader emerge and he has the antidote.
Speaker 4
Now, remember he promised to lower prices on day one. You remember that? And I want the President's remaining supporters to hear this, because it was all a lie. Under Donald J. Trump, it costs more than ever to stock your fridge, to power your home, to make a cup of coffee, to buy school supplies…
Speaker 1
He is carrying the vaccine, and it will be a tragedy and a travesty if he does not run for president of the United States. There are some other Democrats who are a breadth of fresh air, like the Kentucky governor Andy Basher. They are a break from the past. They are a bridge to the future, a future…
Speaker 4
When Eva's old enough to ask me why I let this happen, I'm determined to answer truthfully. But I didn't. I'll tell her how the same year she turned five, Georgia stood up all together, all at once and said enough is enough. I'll tell her how we overcame every doubt and dirty trick, not just to…
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Where to Find Them
Jon Ossoff writes The Briefing with Jen Psaki , writes Jon Ossoff’s Substack and writes The Rachel Maddow Show . They have also been a guest on Conversate with Killer Mike .
Recently: ““It Makes a Difference Who Represents Us” ft. Jon Ossoff | Conversate with Killer Mike ep. 62” on Conversate with Killer Mike (September 2026); “Republicans despair as tanking Trump takes them down with him” on The Briefing with Jen Psaki (July 2026); “Maddow: Supreme Court greenlights expansion of Trump's corruption machine” on The Rachel Maddow Show (June 2026); “Saturday's rally in Savannah” on Jon Ossoff’s Substack (June 2026); “Trump even fails at the little stuff, haunted by Mamdani's success” on The Briefing with Jen Psaki (June 2026); “DISGRACED by Iran failure, Trump is tormented by Obama's superior skill” on The Briefing with Jen Psaki (June 2026).
What They Said
Sen. Jon Ossoff at an Atlanta rally during his 2026 re-election campaign, as quoted in a newsletter column by Robert Tracinski in The UnPopulist about Democrats' closing message on corruption.
Clip of Sen. Jon Ossoff speaking on the campaign trail in Georgia, played on Steve Schmidt's podcast The Warning. Ossoff addresses what he will tell his young daughter about the 2026 election.
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Around 08:47 into the episode
Speaker 4
…and slashed medicaid to cut taxes for their corporate donors in the aultar rich. They made you pay more for everything, and took us to war on lies, and spent most of last year trying to cover up for the world's most famous pedophile while the crook president and his crook family raked in billiards.
Speaker 1
…under assault, habeas corpus under assault. A full fledged attack by an autocratic movement with cult like characteristics against the greatest document for the preservation of human freedom ever written by the hand of a human being. That's what these people have done. And here may be the antidote.
Speaker 4
When Eva's old enough to ask me why I let this happen, I'm determined to answer truthfully. But I didn't. I'll tell her how the same year she turned five, Georgia stood up all together, all at once and said enough is enough. I'll tell her how we overcame every doubt and dirty trick, not just to win, but to set a new course for our state, in our country, and our world. Because Atlanta right there just waiting for us to pick it up and use it. And a wave is building, the kind of wave that comes once a generation when the people have been pushed too far and they decide altogether, all at once, to say what enough is enough.
Speaker 1
It is impressive. It is a signal that better days are ahead. It is a warning that accountability is coming. Appeasement of MAGA and Donald Trump has not only not worked, but it is a singular steam. The accommodation, the delusion, the notion that bipartisanship meant funding a giant ice army with a…
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