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Republicans Qant Quit QAnon By Ryan Liu Staff Writer In an election year, the marquee matchup on everyone’s mind will inevitably be the Presidential race. That’s for good reason: whoever assumes the White House for the next four years will have the opportunity to either wreak untold havoc or usher in unparalleled progress. I hope as much as anybody that Joe Biden beats Donald Trump, but that’s not the only history being woven in November. Sure, if you want to know the future of this country, keep a close eye on the Presidential election. If you want to see the future of the Republican Party, then look to Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.
Here, Marjorie Taylor Greene is the Republican nominee, owing her position to her performance in the runoff primary. Since legal snafus have forced Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal out of the race, she’s technically running unopposed—not that it would matter, since the district leans heavily red. This is incredibly concerning. The near-inevitable ascension of Greene to national office should horrify Democrats—and any conservatives still clinging onto slim hopes of the Republican Party reforming itself in a possible post-Trump era. Ms. Greene is, in many ways, your typical ultraorthodox alt-right politician: to her, American Presidents are secretly Muslim, Jewish philanthropists are secretly Nazis, and Donald Trump is secretly a moral Christian. But her personal beliefs have also been the
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