Marjorie Taylor Greene: can Democrats unseat the far-right extremist?
by David Smith in Rome, Georgia from US news | The Guardian on (#64GJS)
Georgia in focus: A Democratic challenger who raised $10.8m is facing an uphill battle against the Maga congresswoman
In cowboy hat and square-toed boots, Marcus Flowers steps on to another porch, knocks on another front door and introduces himself as the Democrat trying to unseat Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. But Chip Freeman will take some persuading. He usually votes Republican and admires Greene's backbone".
She puts her foot down and stands on a situation," says Freeman, 51, a self-employed delivery man and handyman in suburban Rome, Georgia. Not backbone because she's accomplished anything but backbone because she'll stand up face to face with people."
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