EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senate Hopeful Torches Vulnerable Dem Opponent For Keeping Government Closed

Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter rolled out a new ad on Friday torching Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff for repeatedly voting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to shut down the government, the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Carter’s ad blames Ossoff for roughly 1.3 million active-duty service members likely missing their next paycheck due to the shutdown and accuses him of supporting taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants. Despite Ossoff being the most vulnerable Democratic senator up for reelection in 2026, he has voted against a bipartisan spending bill on seven separate occasions to restore government funding.

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The 30-second spot is part of a seven-figure statewide ad buy that will run on broadcast, cable, streaming platforms and direct mail.

Carter joined nearly all House Republicans in supporting a clean extension of government funding levels in September to avert a shutdown.

Three Senate Democratic caucus members have crossed party lines to support the House-passed measure, but Ossoff has yet to join them. The government shutdown would end if just five more Democrats voted for the bipartisan spending bill that would temporarily fund the government.

With the funding lapse having no end in sight, U.S. service members are likely to miss their next paycheck on Oct. 15.