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David Smith in Rome, Georgia

Marjorie Taylor Greene: can Democrats unseat the far-right extremist?

Representative Marjorie Taylor Green addresses the crowd before former President Donald Trump.
A longshot Democratic candidate is trying to unseat Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in a deep red district in Georgia. Composite: Guardian Design/EPA

In cowboy hat and square-toed boots, Marcus Flowers steps on to another porch, knocks on another front door and introduces himself as the Democrat trying to unseat Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. But Chip Freeman will take some persuading. He usually votes Republican and admires Greene’s “backbone”.

“She puts her foot down and stands on a situation,” says Freeman, 51, a self-employed delivery man and handyman in suburban Rome, Georgia. “Not backbone because she’s accomplished anything but backbone because she’ll stand up face to face with people.”

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