Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Representative, not Senator. Even for the Republican party she’s a weirdo and she’s only able to win due to the “unique” demographics of her district. She’s unlikely to be able to win a statewide race anywhere, and Senators in general tend to be less radical.
> Even for the Republican party she’s a weirdo and she’s only able to win due to the “unique” demographics of her district
What are the unique demographics of her district? I know it is heavily gerrymandered to make it almost impossible for anyone other than a Republican to win the general election, but to get to be the Republican candidate in the general election they have to win the Republican primary.
In every Republican primary she has won there were several other conservative Republicans who were not batshit insane and were actually well qualified to be a Representative in Congress. So why is she winning?
Her district is mostly rural Appalachia and the Republicans that vote for her feel neglected by the mainstream branches of both parties so MTG is their political hand grenade.
This is all second hand info so take it with a grain of salt.
I have to disagree with you here. Most of the Senators from the GOP have been happy to share the same drivel. Indeed, Senator JD Vance and Donald Trump — arguably the most powerful men in the GOP are as unhinged as MTG.
I predict that if Trump does not get elected, the GOP will completely drop his name and they will act as though he never existed.
He is truly insane. It is unbelievable to me that the mainstream GOP - who I have always perceived as reasonable people - would back him with such loyalty. But, then again, due to his previous presidency he probably has the best odds.
Not that it makes her insanity any less insane…