Greene challenger raises more than $1.3M but far short of her total

It will likely be extremely difficult to defeat Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in next year’s election, but Democrat Marcus Flowers is getting a nice fundraising boost for his efforts.

The U.S. Army combat veteran will report raising more than $1.3 million from July through September. He still has more than $1 million after drawing more than 162,000 contributions from at least 110,000 donors in all 50 states.

Flowers said he’s using the money to beef up his paid staff and volunteers in northwest Georgia’s 14th Congressional District.

While $1.3 million is a substantial haul, it’s far short of what Greene has collected: more than $4.7 million overall, with roughly $2.8 million in the bank in July. The congresswoman is a star with the far right who has drawn scorn from others for numerous incidents, including comparing mask requirements for U.S. House members in the Capitol to the treatment of Jewish people during the Holocaust.

The 14th District could see its boundaries change somewhat during redistricting, but it still appears tilted in Greene’s favor. Then-President Donald Trump, a Republican, won about 73% of the vote there in 2020.

Still, while Greene is raising a lot of cash, she’s also collecting campaign rivals. On the Democratic side, Flowers — who also can boast endorsements from former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland and former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young — appears to be in the best position in a group that also includes Lateefah Conner, Wendy Davis and Holly McCormack.

Greene also faces two challengers from within the Republican Party: Mark Daniel Clay and Jennifer Strahan.

Libertarian Angela Pence is also running.