Trump Nudges Greene Away from Senate Bid with Quiet but Strategic Polling Push

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Trump Nudges Greene Away from Senate Bid with Quiet but Strategic Polling Push

 

Former President Donald Trump played a behind-the-scenes role in dissuading Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from launching a Senate campaign in Georgia, according to sources familiar with internal discussions. Trump shared polling data with Greene that showed she would lose a potential 2026 race against incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff by a wide margin—18 points in the general election—even though she could likely win a Republican primary.

 

The poll was conducted by Trump’s longtime pollster Tony Fabrizio, and the results were not released publicly. According to people familiar with the matter, the Trump team was keen to steer Greene away from entering the race, viewing her as an uncompetitive candidate in a state that has proven to be politically unpredictable. While Greene remains a popular figure in her deep-red district, GOP strategists feared that her hardline politics and combative public persona would not resonate across Georgia's broader, more moderate electorate.

 

“The same people telling Trump I can’t win a general [election] are the same people that get filthy rich off consulting on as many campaigns they can get the president to endorse,” Greene said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. She confirmed that Tony Fabrizio, the pollster behind the numbers, had declined to work with her, claiming a conflict of interest. “To my knowledge, a lot of this was private conversation, and apparently is being leaked,” she added.

 

Despite Greene's strong support for Trump during and after his first term, including her vocal defense of his false 2020 election claims and repeated efforts to impeach President Joe Biden, Trump's team appears to be taking a more calculated approach to upcoming races. “You need someone who’s more appealing,” said Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina. “I think she’d be a solid primary contender, but the state’s a lot like North Carolina, could be a challenge at the statewide level.” Greene fired back: “Nobody cares about Tillis because he represents everything wrong in the Senate, and he has his own problems in North Carolina.”

 

Trump’s decision to share the poll illustrates a quiet but deliberate effort to shape the 2026 election map, especially in key states like Georgia where Republicans are eager to reclaim lost ground. Trump narrowly lost Georgia in 2020, but regained it in 2024, intensifying Republican hopes to flip Ossoff’s seat and bolster their slim 53-47 Senate majority. Advisers say Trump is focused on maintaining congressional control during his term to prevent Democrats from derailing his legislative goals or pursuing impeachment.

 

Other potential GOP candidates for Ossoff’s seat include Representative Buddy Carter and Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King. Trump’s team is keeping an eye on the field while reportedly remaining silent on some contests, such as in Texas. Internally, the strategic preference leans toward candidates seen as more broadly electable.

 

Greene’s profile has dimmed within her own party over the past year. She was expelled from the House Freedom Caucus after calling fellow conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert a “little bitch,” and her effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson failed. She has also drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, and was stripped of her committee assignments in 2021 due to her promotion of conspiracy theories.

 

Asked how Greene might fare against Ossoff, Georgia’s other senator, Raphael Warnock, laughed and said simply, “Come on, man.”

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from WSJ  2025-05-17

 

 

[spidermike007]

Please, please Marjorie. Run. Run and lose. She is one of the most sickening, ignorant, and depraved politicians in a very long time. I hope she runs, gets humiliated and loses. Then disappears. 

[stevenl]

Yes, smart move.

[thaipo7]

44 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Yes, smart move.

Neither you or spirdermike can give a valid reason for this.

[RocketDog]

54 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

Neither you or spirdermike can give a valid reason for this.

LOL

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

Neither you or spirdermike can give a valid reason for this.

Did you read the op?

[Tug]

4 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

Neither you or spirdermike can give a valid reason for this.

The simple reason is she will lose.she needs to stay in her depressed welfare on the public teat district (a real magga type inbred area). Anywhere else and she should lose bigley.that simple no more no less.