Like many QAnon followers, Marjorie Taylor Greene has posted stories about the Deep State plot to undermine President Trump. She states the George Soros, a Democratic donor who’s also Jewish, was a Nazi collaborator. And she’s said that African-Americans are being “held slaves” to the Democratic Party.
But Greene isn’t just some message board troll. She’s the leading republican candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in a run-off on Tuesday.
Instead of mounting support for her republican opponent, neurosurgeon John Cowan, republicans have largely been silent and not decried Greene’s conspiracy theories, Politico reports.
My opponent, John Cowan, has thugs that have been out in force since I kicked his butt on June 9th by over 21,000 votes stealing signs.
The people will speak again on Tuesday …
Save America. Stop Socialism.
Defeat the Democrats!#gapol #ga14 #sass pic.twitter.com/MOWOMKP4oo
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) August 8, 2020
Few republicans have opposed Greene’s candidacy. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has spoken out about Greene vociferous conspiracy theories but largely stayed out of the fray. And independent PAC money is sparse in the race.
After ousting conspiracy-driven Steve King (R-Ia.) in the primaries, republicans looked to distance themselves from fringe candidates, but the RNC and officeholders walk a fine line between tacking to the center and angering the far right, the bloc needed to win republican primaries.
“I want to win this race,” Cowan said. “But more than that I want to protect the Republican Party. She is the antithesis of the Republican Party. And she is not conservative — she’s crazy.”