Greene claimed for months that she was closely contemplating running to replace term-limited Governor Brian Kemp, which would have changed the Republican race and provided Lt. Gov. Burt Jones with fierce competition for Trump’s support.
Jones entered the race in July with a $10 million loan to himself and a pro-Trump platform, while Attorney General Chris Carr began his candidacy in November. Brad Raffensperger, the secretary of state, might also accompany them. However, Greene would have been a particularly divisive figure due to her fiery temper.
Democrats waited for that to happen. The two most well-known Democrats in the race, state senator Jason Esteves and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, have used Greene’s impending run to galvanize their support bases and shake up donor networks.
Because of her fervently devoted MAGA fan base and almost global name recognition, Greene pushed internal polls that demonstrated her strong standing in a heated primary.
Greene, a former owner of a fitness club, made her political debut in 2020 when she briefly ran for a seat in suburban Atlanta. After a longtime GOP incumbent retired, she moved to a district in northwest Georgia that is safe for Republicans.
Greene hasn’t denied rumors that she might run in recent weeks, repeatedly stating to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she was seriously thinking about running.
“The reason I have so much support from the people of Georgia is that they know how much and how hard I fight for them, and that’s what opens up my ability to decide, not because I’m trying to climb a ladder or get a new title,” Greene said in an interview.
In her statement on Tuesday, Greene expressed her confidence that she could have won the gubernatorial campaign without the support of my beloved president, the good ole boys club, or even out-of-state consulting leaches.
Additionally, she attacked candidates who present vague policies that fail to address the actual problems facing our state.
