In a small Republican stronghold on the outskirts of Atlanta-area suburbs, voters donned their MAGA merch for a town hall in support of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — many unaware that she does, in fact, have an opponent.
Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired Army General and farmer, faces an uphill battle in Georgia’s 14th District. Ahead of the start of early voting Tuesday, Harris criticized Greene for her extreme rhetoric and being inattentive to the district stretching to the state’s northwest corner.
But many are drawn to Greene’s national political presence. At the Oct. 2 town hall in Dallas, Georgia, supporters cheered online videos of Greene’s spats with officials and her controversial talking points.
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