Posted on 05/29/2021 5:03:30 PM PDT by cotton1706
But none of it mattered - at least to the large swath of the GOP's base that buoys up figures like Greene, who might formerly have been confined to the political fringes.
She arrived in a Humvee, amid loud music and cheers, for her Thursday rally with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Like Greene, Gaetz is an ultra-loyal supporter of former President Trump. He is under investigation for possible sex trafficking.
Greene soon tweeted about the event to her 414,000-plus followers. She included a brief clip of her dramatic entrance and later, quote-tweeting Gaetz, proclaimed it "the BEST birthday party I've ever had!"
The previous day, a poll from The Economist/YouGov showed Greene to be significantly more popular among Republican voters than Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
The poll showed 42 percent of Republican voters holding a favorable view of Greene and only 21 percent viewing her unfavorably. By comparison, just 24 percent had positive feelings toward Romney and only 18 percent felt the same toward Cheney.
The first-term congresswoman is now roughly twice as popular with Republican voters as the GOP's 2012 presidential nominee.
The same trend can be seen in fundraising. Greene raised $3.2 million in the first three months of this year, a startling sum for a House member first elected in November.
"We have had issues in the past with extreme voices getting a following. But what Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz have been able to do is monetize their notoriety," complained one former GOP House member who requested anonymity. "There was a time when these kinds of extreme, radical voices were marginalized. It was the rational, thoughtful members who were elevated. I feel like we are not where we were."
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Key quote here:
complained one former GOP House member who requested anonymity. “There was a time when these kinds of extreme, radical voices were marginalized. It was the rational, thoughtful members who were elevated. I feel like we are not where we were.”
Putting America first will do that for you…
I want to see Romney hold a rally. He could arrive in a station wagon with a dog on top.
If the Democrats weren’t so disgusting hateful pieces of filth, I would have to give the award to the republicans.
By comparison, just 24 percent had positive feelings toward Romney and only 18 percent felt the same toward Cheney.
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The connected and/or terminally stupid.
Yes. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Gaetz are truth tellers.
The Democrats and Rinos lie all the time. It is their major power.
We no longer want to be represented by Assistant Democrats.
We have had more than enough of them meeting the Democrats halfway on destroying the country.
Democrat = socialist
Socialist = communist
Bush League Republican = Assistant Democrat
Being not quite as disgusting as the Democrats has been their stock in trade for decades.
This article is so devoid of real content that my only question is: why is Eric Swalwell not in prison?
You'll never be again, Mr' Anonymous. And that's a good thing.
American patriots only respect, and want, honest representatives who have backbone, who are fighters, and who will stand for and defend the Constitutional Republic.
Hello Paul Ryan.
“The Memo is a reported column by Niall Stanage.”
I’m gonna put Niall down as a Commie.
Romney and Cheney still have their committee seats. Greene does not. Hard to see how her “popularity” matters given that. She’s got way less power in Congress than they do.
MSDNC is deeply troubled.
Maybe it’s Boehner.
Real content. The rally may have been held in Dalton, Georgia. Dalton is famous for its carpet mills. In the 1960s Dalton high school had great football teams and an incredible high school marching band. The lay of the land surrounding Dalton is rolling hills with lots of vegetation. A very nice place to live. Located on I-75, Dalton is just a few miles south of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Nearly 50 of his buddies bailed in 2018 intentionally throwing the Hose to Nancy Pelosi.
House (I don’t think anyone want to throw hose to Nancy)
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