How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trumpâs endorsement | CNN Politics
President Donald Trumpâs sway over the Republican Party faces a fresh test Tuesday with a free-for-all special election in northwest Georgia to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Trump ally-turned-critic who vacated her seat in Congress in January. Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor and Air Force veteran, won Trumpâs endorsement from a field of nearly 20 candidates. But the presidential seal of approval, which Trump delivered last month on a visit to the district, has done little to streamline the remarkably crowded contest. âWeâre the candidate thatâs going to have his back on Capitol Hill,â Fuller told reporters Tuesday outside a polling place in Rome, Georgia. âEven though some other candidates in this race may say that theyâre 100% pro-Trump, I think itâs important for the voters to ask them what percentage they are now that President Trump has endorsed us.â Yet other GOP rivals on the ballot have also vowed to fully support the president and his agenda. Colton Moore, a former state senator and conservative firebrand, has been running ads suggesting he is the true âAmerica Firstâ candidate and Trump loyalist in the race. He praised the president but dismi
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