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Pierce writes: "The Iowa State Fair is at full boil. It's a little light on the political tourists because it's not the summer before a year ending in 0, 4, 8, 12, or 16. Which is not to say that it is entirely devoid of migrant politicians from other states, or the media they drag around in their wake."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. (photo: Susan Walsh)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. (photo: Susan Walsh)


Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Out of the Republican Party's Control

By Charles Pierce, Esquire

22 August 21


In fact, they cannot exist as a national party without her and her fellow travelers.

he Iowa State Fair is at full boil. It’s a little light on the political tourists because it’s not the summer before a year ending in 0, 4, 8, 12, or 16. Which is not to say that it is entirely devoid of migrant politicians from other states, or the media they drag around in their wake. On occasion, these are politicians you should keep an eye on because they have national aspirations. On other occasions, these are politicians you should keep an eye on to make sure they don’t get into the poultry barn and start biting the heads off all the chickens. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

In short, Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s debut political trip to Iowa was much like the visits of other national Republican figures. Only Greene is trying to build her nationwide profile as a first-term lawmaker whose far-right views and past beliefs in the QAnon conspiracy theory [have] made her a pariah to many. The Republican’s visit Thursday to the state fair -- long a rite of passage for politicos jockeying for higher office -- was quite a spectacle.

Well, that’s one way to describe it that begins with an “S.”

In remarks to the media, Greene insisted that her constituents in northwest Georgia “absolutely” support her nationwide travel, which has also included recent stops in other Republican-controlled states. “My district supports me big time,” Greene said of the territory, which was drawn by lawmakers to be a safely conservative House district. “The Democrats wish they could beat me, but they just can’t.”

And, dear lord, she brought a friend, someone on whom people are keeping an eye for a whole different bunch of reasons.

Greene delivered a similar message at a town hall Thursday evening with U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida lawmaker who has also alienated many in the GOP for his far-right rhetoric. Most of the more than 200 audience members donned pro-Trump apparel, and none were spotted wearing a mask.

Iowa needs to beef up its border security.

Oops, might be too late.

Gary Propstein, a 63-year-old from Des Moines, said he was drawn to the event because of the pro-Trump views of both Gaetz and Greene. He also said he believed the falsehoods about widespread election fraud that the two lawmakers amplified during their remarks. “America needs to be put first again like Trump did, and Trump needs to be back in office,” Propstein said. “I believe he won the election, and I believe he’ll win again. She believes in America, too.”

And furthermore:

Lisa Smith of Ottumwa, Iowa, said she has long admired the two Republican lawmakers and was ecstatic when she saw a Facebook post advertising that the pair’s Iowa swing. She said she has not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and said mask requirements and vaccine mandates have made her even more supportive of Gaetz and Greene. “I used to be just totally into Republican politics, but got burned out on the fakes and the people who let you down,” said Smith, 56. “They are the two people that I see that don’t back down, the people that I see that I think if I was in Congress, that is exactly what I would be saying and doing. And no one else is.”

I don’t think MTG is elevating her national profile as much more than a wandering geek show, but her recent travels illustrate certain immutable political realities. One, that the Republican Party is no longer capable of controlling her and the people who follow her, and two, that the Republican Party cannot exist as a national party without them. She’s out there ahead of them, beating them to the freshest corn dogs.

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