U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the most infamous members of the House of Representatives, but a number of Republican challengers used a Sunday debate to make the case for a different type of lawmaker.
Greene is one of the House's top fundraisers, a die-hard supporter of former President Donald Trump and his false claims about the 2020 election and a controversial figure who was stripped of her committee assignments shortly after being sworn in last year after a string of inappropriate comments on social media and video came to light.
For the other candidates running in the heavily conservative northwest Georgia district, the debate was an opportunity to tell voters they could have someone just as strong in their beliefs, but with less negativity and antagonistic behavior.
"I will maintain my conservative values and I will also get results, because you do not have to sacrifice effectiveness for conservative values," Jennifer Strahan said.
James Haygood, a railroad professional and lifelong resident of the 14th District, said that both parties are forgetting about the middle class and most of the country by becoming more polarized.
"You don't have to give up your values, but at some point you're going to have to agree with the Democrats to get something done," he said. “We're living in a country now that you have the Marjorie Greenes and the AOCs, and the people in the middle, they've gotten lost."
For her part, Greene said there was a "civil war" within the...
A video shows the Green Party celebrating an election win in a foreign language. False. This video was posted before the election. It is a Bengali language campaign video posted by the Green Party ...