The goal of any campaign launch is to generate attention, but as one GOP candidate has learned in the past twenty-four hours, not all of it is good.

Mike Collins, a Republican Congressman from Georgia’s 10th District, declared on Monday his bid for the 2026 U.S. Senate race, aiming to unseat Democrat John Ossoff.

But, X users were quick to notice a glaring error in a political advertisement posted to kick off Collins’ campaign. 

‘Georiga, let’s ride’ the ad posted to X by the Mike Collins War Room account reads including a glaring misspelling of the state of ‘Georgia.’

Social media users were quick to pounce on the 58-year-old Senate hopeful’s mistake.

“If you’re campaigning for the Senate, you should at least be able to spell the name of the state you’re campaigning in, wouldn’t you agree, Mike Collins?” commented an X user with the handle @OldGuyRant2.

Another user on X, posting as @jsmurray, remarked, “If you can’t spell Georgia, you certainly can’t represent it. Spellcheck won’t save you now, Mike.”

X User @DocLanceP simply wrote, ‘Bro, hire a copy editor.’

Despite the error, Collins’ campaign touted over $220,000 raised in the first 12 hours of his entry into the race.

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Collins is a key Trump ally in the House of Representatives who has made a name for himself as a top social media troll, but has also helped pass legitimate legislation. 

The Georgia Representative was an author of the Laken Riley Act, a bill signed into law by Trump earlier this year.

The legislation is named after a former nursing student at Augusta University who was murdered at the age of 22 by an illegal alien with a prior criminal record. The incident occurred in Collins’ congressional district. 

The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain illegal immigrants who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.

Audio of Collins being praised by Trump for his work on the bill is also included in the campaign ad.

‘Georiga, let’s ride’ the ad posted to X by the Mike Collins War Room account reads, including a glaring misspelling of the state of ‘Georgia’

‘Congressman Mike Collins. Mike, you were fantastic. He loves his state, and he took this very personally,’ Trump can be heard saying about the bill in an audio excerpt included in the campaign launch video. 

Prior to being elected to Congress, Collins built a trucking business, which he is still involved in. His trucking background is featured heavily in his initial campaign ad. 

Collins is the second GOP congressman to enter the GOP primary field for the Senate seat, joining Representative Buddy Carter who represents the Savannah area. Both members are considered to be close with Trump.

The Cook Political Report ranks the 2026 Senate race in Georgia as a ‘Toss-Up.’

Trump flipped Georgia back into the GOP column when he took home the state’s 16 electoral college votes last November. Both of the U.S. Senate seats for the state are presently held by Democrats.