Democrat challenging Marjorie Taylor Greene raises $1M in third quarter

During the 3rd quarter, Democrat Marcus Flowers is actively fundraising disconnected of Republican incumbent Marjorie Taylor Greene’s penchant for contention successful Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Flowers’s run raised $1.3 cardinal betwixt July 1 and September 30th, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The run besides has much than $1 cardinal successful currency connected manus with much than 162,000 contributions from much than 112,000 donors residing successful each 50 states and territories.

“This 4th state been astir in-district growth,” Flowers explained. “We are thrilled with the large enlargement of our in-district paid unit and our in-district unpaid team. We are making a historical concern successful this territory which volition wage disconnected connected Election Day.”

Flowers announced his intentions to tally connected March 1st and upon filing helium said, ” hasn’t done a damn happening for Georgia.”

Greene is simply a fashionable fig successful acold close circles and is simply a darling of erstwhile President Trump. The incumbent has raised $4.7 cardinal wide and reported adjacent $2.8 cardinal successful the slope successful July.

The 14th territory contains portions of northwest Georgia, with the largest cities being Rome, Calhoun, and Dalton. Former President Donald J. Trump carried this territory with 75% of the ballot successful the 2020 Presidential Election. Governor Kemp besides won the territory carrying 75% of the ballot during his 2018 election.

Speaking to The Washington Post successful February, Flowers said the unearthed 2019 video of Greene harassing David Hogg, a subsister of the wide shooting astatine Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was what prompted him to determine to tally against her.

“When I saw what was going connected and each these things came to light, I conscionable couldn’t clasp the pulverization immoderate longer,” Flowers said. “We request to bring civility backmost into our governmental discourse. She does not correspond our district. The radical present are lovely. I mean, yeah, there’s an constituent of extremism present successful the district, but it’s by acold the minority.”

Greene championed the QAnon conspiracies and powered her run with the White grievances that person fueled the Republican Party since the 2010 midterm elections: bemoaning America’s increasing diversity, the rising power of Black and Brown voters, and a tendency to propulsion the United States backmost to times wherever White men dominated governmental discourse.

“Her twisted conspiracy theories whitethorn person made her famous, but haven’t done a damn happening to assistance the radical present successful our district,” Flowers said.

Flowers is among 4 Democrats who are participating successful the May 22, 2022 primary. Lateefah Conner, Wendy Davis, Flowers and Holly McCormack are the Democrats moving successful the 14th.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Strahan, CEO of healthcare advisory steadfast J. Osley and Co, announced she would superior Greene connected September 14th. Strahan believes Greene’s arguable behaviour has helped displacement America’s governmental sermon toward President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.