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Marjorie Taylor Green rejects the main contenders

Representative Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.), One of the most controversial and conservative members of the US House of Representatives, turned away from a number of major contenders to be nominated by the 14th District, the AP reported.

Why it matters: In the deep red district of northwest Georgia, Trump-backed Green is likely to defeat her Democratic opponent, despite losing her duties on the Social Media Past Committee and trying to remove her from the court vote.

In February, Green addressed a conference of the American Committee on Political Action, an event hosted by Nick Fuentes, who has been described by the Justice Department as a “white race.”

  • Green has long rejoiced that she was immune from the punishment of the leader of the minority in the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, Axios reported earlier.

What they say: Michael Bailey, a political scientist at Berry College in County 14, told Axios in a previous interview that there was no evidence that Green’s popularity had waned or that her opponents had built enough name recognition to threaten her. .

  • “She’s actually a really good politician for the era we’re living in,” Bailey said. “She is underestimated by people who look at her grammatical mistakes, her tactical mistakes, and don’t really see her reading the room and the culture after Trump.