Big political races can sit off on the horizon, unmoving, and then take shape as suddenly as a summer shower. Something like that happened over the past week or so in Georgia.

Or “Georiga,” as it was misspelled in an online video teasing U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ entry in the Republican race to see who will challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff next year. That goof got some ribbing in national media, but it didn’t affect Collins at all. He leads a mushy Republican field in an early poll.

Then, on successive days last week, Derek Dooley joined the Senate Republican field, Geoff Duncan made his long-expected party switch to the Democrats, Michael Thurmond announced he’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, and Attorney General Chris Carr sued his rival in the Republican race for governor

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