Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has no plans to jump into the Georgia Senate race, a contest that Republicans believe is their best shot at adding another seat to their majority in the upper chamber.
Ms. Greene, a top ally of President Trump who has served in the House since 2021, was seen by many as a contender against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff next year.
After Georgia’s term-limited GOP governor, Brian Kemp, said this week he’s not running for the Senate, it opened the door for a likely crammed Republican primary.
Ms. Greene wants no part of it.
“Yes, I’m competitive. Yes, I love to win. And yes, I know I would win both the primary and the general,” she said in a lengthy post on X Friday. “I’d enjoy proving the elites wrong every single day. But that’s not what motivates me.”
While slamming Mr. Ossoff for his track record of voting largely in lock-step with the Biden administration, Ms. Greene directed most of her ire at the Senate’s old-guard GOP, along with the army of consultants and donors working to shape the Republican Party as they see fit.
“Even with a few good Republicans in the Senate, nothing changes. So no, Jon Ossoff isn’t the real problem,” she posted. “He’s just a vote. A pawn. No different than the Uniparty Republicans who skip key votes to attend fundraisers and let our agenda fail.”
“Someone once said, ‘The Senate is where good ideas go to die.’ They were right,” she continued. “That’s why I’m not running.”
Ms. Greene contended that the Senate is “designed to obstruct the will of the people and protect the Uniparty’s grip on power.”
“You know who they are. You’ve watched them sabotage Trump’s agenda for years,” she said. “They don’t fear you, and they don’t serve you. They’re protected by the same corrupt system of donors and consultants who manipulate you with fear.”
Ms. Greene’s decision comes after Rep. Buddy Carter, Georgia Republican, announced that he would enter the Senate race, branding himself as a “MAGA warrior” who would work to pass the president’s agenda in the upper chamber.
Mr. Carter has served in the House since 2015 and is the only Republican in the running. The Senate GOP’s campaign arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, hasn’t endorsed a candidate.
Senate Republicans control 53 seats and aim to expand their majority in 2026. While the map is largely favorable to the GOP, with many longtime Democratic senators retiring, the Georgia Senate race is the seat that Republicans are most confident they can flip.
But Ms. Greene warned Republicans, “You’re turning voters away. You can’t dress someone up in cowboy boots and think they’ll fool us. Even Trump’s endorsement and rallies can’t save your approved candidates anymore. Georgians are smarter than that.”
