Marjorie Taylor Greene Reportedly Plots 2028 Presidential Run as a 'Real MAGA' Republican
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-reportedly-gearing-up-for-2028-presidential-run-as-a-real-maga-republican/
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besselj@lemmy.ca · 145 pts · 312d
MAGA voters seem pretty unlikely to vote for women.
TheFogan@programming.dev · 68 pts · 312d
I mean it's a trippple doom for her. She's a woman, she's half way shedding maga siding with dem's on the epstein files, and on protecting healthcare, and she has a history of being outright crazy in multiple directions.
In short, I don't think her recent forays into sanity are going to erase the stain the R party has on it now, nor erase her claims of weather controlling machines and space lasers to earn any support from the left.
Then to court maga... obviously they'd need to be less sexist, and she'd need to seem more... on trumps side.
I think AOC's comment is probably right, she got snubbed for senate seat by trump... and now she's pissed and wanting to break that glass ceiling.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 312d
Newsom/Greene 2028, lmao (please let this be a joke!)
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 312d
DNC: "THATS A FUCKING BRILLIANT IDEA"
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 312d
if this turns out to be true, I will hate you.
in the mean time, this got a chuckle.
Archer@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 311d
If there’s any organization that we can count on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory it’s the DNC
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 312d
She is crazy enough, however, to make a big stink if Trump doesn't step aside and let her have a crack at the Presidency.
ech@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 311d
Her insanity and bigotry syncing up with some key issues isn't "sanity". It's random chance.
TheFogan@programming.dev · 7 pts · 311d
I can give that on Isreal, she takes anti-semitism without the caveat of "except the ones that are in power commiting a genocide". The release the epstein files, and protect healthcare, is either she's actually concerned about helping people or punishing bad guys... or she's just pissed off with something in her party and is playing a contrarian to get something she wants (which yeah, I'd lean more towards the second, but general bigotry doesn't quite explain those 2).
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 312d
I think you're underestimating the potential power of "vote for a woman to own the libs and show them we're not sexist. They're stupid!"
besselj@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 312d
They'd be faster to transvestigate her first
Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 311d
Sadly, I think the only way we get a female president is if all candidates are female. AOC vs. MTG would be a good history maker.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 311d
ech@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 311d
Eh, it doesn't have to be the most stupendous, amazing victory for women to be important and good. Two female candidates would still be a huge deal, assuming proper primaries were conducted. That said, I would be astounded if the Republican nominee is a woman any time soon.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 311d
communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 3 pts · 310d
That's why we need to be promoting this as a brilliant idea
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 312d
The one flaw in an otherwise brilliant plan.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 312d
She'll 100% run...
The question is if it's just a grift and she plans to drop and endorse early, or if she'll actually try to win
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 312d
That seemed to have been Trump's original plan and now here we are.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 312d
Because his favorite wedding guest controlled the opposing party, so she thought the best use of her time was hyping trump up since he'd be an "easy" candidate for her to beat.
At least for this cycle, we don't have a DNC corrupt and/or crazy enough to try and campaign for the craziest republican
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 312d
I wouldn't count on that, they seem determined to not learn anything.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 311d
The only time "they" makes sense when referencing the DNC is the ~400 voting members whose sole duty is to elect a chair if there's no Dem president to nominate one...
And "they" 100% learned their lesson by not picking a neoliberal chair.
Now those ~400 people won't have anything to do with the DNC till the next one, about 3 years and 3 months from now.
Like, I 100% get the distrust, and if you just a distrustful person ask yourself this:
If billionaires aren't carrying water for the DNC, the DNC likely isn't carrying water for billionaires.
All I ask is you vote in Dem primaries, especially if you consider yourself left of the party.
There is no obligation after the Dem primary, and the worst that could possibly happen is you make Dems slightly more left, and still vote for Mickey Mouse or Batman in the general.
We just can't let neoliberals take the party back or this has all been for nothing.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 310d
Ken Martin? By what metric!? I'll give you that he's not some identity politiking DINO, but he's still extremely, and fundamentally a capitalist liberal.
What are you talking about? Go onto any mainstream social media, news outlet, etc. and this is very much still the line.
Sure, and all I ask is you vote for whichever candidate best represents you come election time, regardless of "how likely they are to win".
They never left! All what has been for nothing?
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d
His personal political beliefs don't matter, because he believes in a bottom up party structure where: the party's purpose is getting Dems elected, elected Dems purpose is to represent the will of Dem voters, and Dem voters set the party platform mainly by selecting a candidate in a fair primary...
The shit part is, everyone is so used to a biased DNC that uses corruption and threats of defunding state parties to make politicians represent the DNC chair and not the voters.
You fundamentally don't know how this works, and you need to at least admit that before you change it. And if you don't change it, all you're doing with these comments is convincing people left of neoliberls to give up on the party, which depress Dem primary turnout...
And could lead to the only way neoliberls take the party back and we lose it
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 310d
Yeah, you have a fundamental and comically naïve misunderstand of what/how American style democracy works and the function of political parties to where I have a hard time knowing where to start.
You're using that term a lot. What is the distinction between liberal and neoliberal?
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 311d
I'd like to laugh, but I did that with Trump and he got elected twice. Never know who fools will elect to lead.
fonix232@fedia.io · 8 pts · 311d
Trailer Grease has none of the pull the orange turd has, though. Most of MAGA considers her nuttier than squirrel shit and would NOT vote for her.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 310d
Also, she doesn't have a penis.
zbyte64@awful.systems · 2 pts · 310d
Now that you mention it... It's kind of weird they haven't "transvestigated" her for turning on Trump.
you_are_dust@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 311d
I hope so. MAGA Republicans aren't going to vote for a woman for president. I have a feeling it would be a humiliating experience for her.
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 311d
MTG vs. AOC.
I'd tune in to watch that.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 3 pts · 311d
You know how on the TV there's this type of a character that's like a female head of a crime family that has to be smarter and stronger than the men and everyone is scared of her and respects her? MAGA would vote for a candidate like that. They don't like womanly women that are educated and attractive. A strong, christian motherly figure? That's a different story.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 1 pts · 311d
MAGA Republicans are so stupid they will believe MTG is not a real women and still vote for her. All you need is a bit of propaganda on Fox.
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 312d
I would love MTG to be the Republican nominee. That would guarantee AOC in a head to head match up.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 311d
You over estimate Americans. People said this shit about the orange goblin. This concept of let their dumbest most pathetic candidate rise to the top so we can crush them no longer works.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 311d
I literally and unironically laughed out loud the first time I heard that Donald Trump was running for president. I didn't think it could possibly be genuine, but here we are.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 311d
Republican education cuts working their magic
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 311d
I’m betting on sexism. I think that’s a safe bet right now
gndagreborn@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 311d
If she becomes the first female president, I'm probably going to off myself. High likelihood. Nonzero.
Jax@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 311d
There is always a better choice.
gndagreborn@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 311d
Appreciate concern. Was joke. I'm not giving any fascist a win without a fight. My continued existence is a thorn in their side.
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d
That's the spirit! At least take some shitty with you!
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 310d
well, you take out some terrorists before hand, don't just off yourself without doing some good
arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 312d
Explains why she's said a few somewhat reasonable things lately as opposed to before when all she said was batshit crazy garbage.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 312d
Except MAGA doesn't like 'reasonable'.
arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 312d
Article mentions she's seemingly trying to court anti-Trump people by going on stuff like CNN. Guessing the "real MAGA" thing means trying to "improve" America instead of just being part of a cult (even if her understanding of what would improve the country is radically different from mine).
Anyway by reasonable I meant she wasn't talking about the Biden admin controlling the weather with space lasers to destroy Republican communities and was instead going against most Republicans for stuff like the Epstein files and so on.
santa@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 311d
Nah. They just redefine what ‘reasonable’ is.
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 310d
lol the GOP will never let a woman lead
glorkon@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 311d
Just another vile demagogue. And people will be dumb enough to vote for her.
toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 311d
NO NO NO!
she's a great candidate! let's boost her so that she beats all the other Rs so that the Ds win!
oh, we tried that? and what happened? oh, wow. maybe we shouldn't do that this time.
TommySoda@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 311d
I mean, she is a better representation of what republicans and MAGA actually say they are. When you really dig in to what they believe they would never vote for Trump if they weren't indoctrinated into a cult that he created. He's literally against everything they stand for when you go past the surface but they are so blinded by owning the libs that they don't see it anymore. Remember before the election last year and every republican, including voters, said that Trump was poison and that they would never support him again? They know this deep down even if they won't admit it. They just either don't care, want something out of it, or are genuinely blind to him fucking everyone over. MTG used to be one of the hardcore believers and I genuinely think was brainwashed and is slowly starting to realize it.
But to be clear, I still think she is a garbage human. I just believe that deep down this is the candidate they'd actually want if they weren't so deep in the propaganda from their Dear Leader. She would actually do republican things and not just use it as a guise to become a dictator.
skeezix@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d
you mean that?
drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 311d
If a new "real maga" comes out of the current maga and allows the movement to reset its image of economic failure and child sexual abuse I'm gonna be fucking pissed.
Objection@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 311d
Then be pissed, because Trumpism was never going to go away on it's own, and is only going to get worse and more powerful with time.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d
The "tea party" did the same thing for conservatism. The "tea party" thing morphed into the "maga" thing. The "maga" bullshit will likely go through a re-branding if Taco flames out anything like W did.
Imagine if we had a media that actually pointed out that all this bullshit was going on and not letting the Nazis burn their uniforms and pretend they never heard of W, or Pedonald, and certainly were never part of this Republican Party thing, they are just "independents" who are "taxed enough already", LOL.
Imagine if, instead of that - we had a media that didn't feel the need to be needlessly "objective" in the face of massive amounts of lying, and instead, pointed out that all these people are Republicans. That "tea bagger/tea party" == "maga" == "alt right" == conservative == Republican.
It's all the same awful people with basically the same agenda: steal money from the lower and middle class, give it to the parasitic class of elites, crush labor and let corporations rule, while using racist/misogynist policies and rhetoric to get just enough morons to vote for them. I wish we had a media that would not be shy about rigorously pointing this out and every opportunity, but most of our media is run by the very same corporations that wish to rule...
tonytins@pawb.social · 10 pts · 312d
Trump put soo much of his identity into MAGA that I doubt it'll end well for her.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 10 pts · 312d
This sounds ridiculous of course.
But so did a Trump run, it used to be a joke when he put his hat in.
No one is laughing now.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 310d
Fuck I really don't want to see her face or hear her talk more. Her ads will be maddening.
buddascrayon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 311d
Yeah, that tracks with her recent walking back of her Qanon shit posting.
I am also unsurprised that The View has helped her along with this effort. 😒
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 7 pts · 311d
Fellow people of Lemmy, the first women President of America. I do hope this comment ages like milk.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 312d
So does this mean she wants the VP slot under Vance? Or is this some sort of fundraising grift?
dhork@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 312d
No, it looks like Erika Kirk is the one under JD Vance lately....
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 312d
Zing!
digredior@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 312d
If the election were 2026, I’d place a less than 1% chance on Vance being the guy the GOP backs for POTUS. Dude’s a complete wiener, and even the rest of the party seems to think so
ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d
Agreed. Lots of time til 2028, but as it is I think his only hope for the Oval Office is in Big Macs.
Soapbox@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 311d
Pass.
ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 311d
Don't be so quick to dismiss, are you aware of the jewish space lasers problem?
Worx@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 312d
Nah bro, you've had since 2016. Either America is great by 2028 or you're doing it wrong
kmartburrito@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 312d
Can't wait to see that debate
Redditsux@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 312d
I've seen glimpses of her arguing like a fishmonger in congress. Not lookin forward to it.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 311d
I'm not expecting the next presidential debate to be much more than grunting and screaming.
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 311d
How do they know? Trying to understand this woman is worse than trying to understand lassie, when she runs to tell people that Timmy fell down the well. Shes the human equivalent of smashing your face into the keyboard and crossing your fingers you get a coherent sentence out of it.
switcheroo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 312d
Gross. Also, lol. Racist mysogynistic inbred morons aren't going to vote for a woman, Marge. Get it thru your dumb head.
MourningDove@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 310d
TronBronson@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 309d
She basically represents a district full of KKK members lmao.
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 311d
She is fairly stupid so that part is real magat.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 312d
This is a good thing.
ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 310d
This might be a good thing actually. More votes for the other side lol. But what if it’s woman vs woman?!
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 312d
Please do!!
Beryl@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 312d
I truly can't decide whether she'd be better or worse than the current lunatic in chief.
JakenVeina@midwest.social · 2 pts · 311d
The only way she gets to run is if Trump dies in office before then.
Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 307d
Well now we know why she changed her tune.
tornavish@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 312d
Called it!
Almacca@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 311d
Good luck!
olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 312d
I don't think there are enough hillbillies to vote for her.
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 312d
I think you underestimate their ability to procreate, indoctrinate, and retaliate. Kids born during the Obama administration are just starting to turn 18, and a lot of their parents were terrified of melanin (Brown, Black, or Other).
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 311d
The you are not paying attention. They are legion.
DegenerationIP@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 310d
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 310d
Lmao
altphoto@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 311d
Oh my god, I need to go to sleep, stop making the planet laugh hilariously and out of control!
taiyang@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 311d
I'd vote for her (in their primary to make it easier to elect a better Dem)!
jj4211@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 311d
Yeah, I knew someone who voted that way, he voted for Trump and we see how that worked out...
taiyang@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 311d
I meant it as a joke, though not gonna lie I wouldn't mind seeing AOC vs MTG. Though knowing the Dems, it'll be a Hillary or Kamala reboot and... Ugh, we'll be saying President Greene in 2029.