Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is passing on running for Georgia governor after months of speculation that the MAGA-aligned lawmaker would enter next year's contest, but she left the door open for a future bid.
"I am humbled and grateful by the massive statewide support that I have to run for governor, and if I wanted to run we all know I would win," Green said in a July 29 post on X. "It’s not even debatable."
The country's roughly three-dozen gubernatorial races over the next 16 months, starting with New Jersey and Virginia this fall, promise to be some of the most intriguing in recent memory with serious ramifications nationally.
Most of the attention will be centered on six of the seven 2024 battleground states, including Georgia, where Republican incumbent Brian Kemp is term limited. Forecasters rate the Peach State as a toss-up as both parties are vying to nab the seat.
Georgia Democrats gloated over her decision, saying Greene "officially chickened out" of the race in a statement to USA TODAY. She had already passed on running for Senate at the urging of President Donald Trump and other GOP figures, who believed she would be too polarizing in a general election against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.
