Obnoxious Georgia Republican received’t rule out run for governor or Senate

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, may need her sights set on a better workplace.

A prime contender within the race for Worst Republican Lawmaker, Greene advised The Atlanta Journal-Structure on Thursday that she’s contemplating operating for both governor or senator within the Peach State, the place Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s time period is ending and Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff is up for re-election.

“In fact I’m contemplating all prospects,” Greene said during the podcast interview. “No selections have been made, however I’d be telling a lie if I didn’t say I used to be contemplating it.”

When pressed on whether or not she’s leaning extra towards the Senate or governor seat, Greene stated that “at this time, I’m not really sure.”

Greene might presumably be the worst candidate Republicans might discipline for statewide workplace in Georgia, a firmly purple state. Joe Biden received it in 2020 by 11,779 votes, whereas Donald Trump carried it in 2024 by 2 factors. A state that comes that shut in two consecutive elections signifies that anybody outdoors the mainstream of both social gathering might face bother with a statewide citizens.

And Greene is the definition of outdoor the mainstream.

She was booted from her Home committees in 2021 for making antisemitic, racist, and violent feedback towards Democratic lawmakers; unfold a harmful and insane QAnon conspiracy concept; baselessly accused Democrats of with the ability to “control the weather”; blamed the 2021 California wildfires on Jewish area lasers; and taunted survivors of the lethal 2018 faculty capturing in Parkland, Florida, which she referred to as a “false flag” operation.

Greene holds a “MAGA” hat.

And he or she’s embarrassingly dedicated to Trump.

Throughout her interview with The Atlanta Journal-Structure, Greene heaped much more reward on Trump, lauding his government orders on immigration and banning transgender ladies from sports activities. 

She additionally defended Trump’s name to take away Palestinians from the Gaza strip, even after she stated she is in opposition to U.S. involvement in overseas wars, saying that “we need to see peace brought to the Middle East” and that she would not be against troops being despatched to Gaza. 

“I do support Israel and support peace in the Middle East,” Greene as soon as stated.

Her unhinged conduct has made her underperform the Republican bent of her Home seat.

In 2024, Greene underperformed Trump by 12.5 factors—making her one of many worst Republican candidates within the nation, in keeping with information from Break up Ticket. It goes with out saying that underperforming Trump by that a lot would definitely lose her a statewide election—by a landslide.

Each races are anticipated to be aggressive, with Republicans making an attempt to recruit Kemp to run in opposition to Ossoff. But when Greene turns into the GOP nominee in both race, it might spell doom for Republicans.

Co-founder of Break up Ticket, Lakshya Jain, referred to as Greene “unquestionably the weakest candidate in the entire state of Georgia.”

Run, Marjorie, run!

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