Can Someone Like Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Change? [View all]

Mike Nellis

badly want to believe in the power of people to change, grow, and evolve from this tense political moment we’re in—but I just can’t shake the feeling that Marjorie Taylor Greene is completely and totally full of shit.

There’s this furious debate online about whether MTG has actually broken away from Trumpism, or if it’s just a cynical attempt to run for president because she sees the writing on the wall: Trump is falling apart over Epstein, the economy, and his corruption. My guess? It’s the more cynical version. And maybe it’s just the political consultant in me, but I can very plainly see a path for Marjorie Taylor Greene to try and carve out a lane for herself—to become some kind of power broker inside whatever new coalition the Republicans try to build to win in 2028.

I could definitely see her teaming up with someone like Tucker Carlson, who in his own way is also breaking from MAGA and trying to define his own identity for a future presidential run. But that’s a rant for another time.

I think about all this in the context of my buddy Joe Walsh—a former Tea Party congressman from the great state of Illinois. He and I do a weekly show, Welcome To The Party, Pal!, every Friday. He’s by far one of my favorite people in this space. I told Joe when we first met: Don’t look up my tweets from 20 years ago—I can’t imagine they were flattering to you. We both had a good laugh about it.

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