Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene Were Reportedly Snubbed By A Crucial GOP Fundraising Group For Being “Carnival Barkers”

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Two controversial lawmakers are being snubbed by a key fundraiser for Republican women, comparing them to “carnival barkers” who are undermining the work of serious female legislators, Business Insider reports. Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert don’t seem to be serious politicians, and instead, they appear to seek attention. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments earlier this year following a backlash over her past incendiary comments and apparent support of violence against Democrats. But, Boebert, who received her GED diploma a few months before winning her election to Congress, does sit on committees.

“The Value In Electing Women Political Action Committee has supported every GOP woman serving in the US House and Senate, with the “intentional exception” of the two Republican freshmen, according to Julie Conway, VIEW PAC’s executive director, and a longtime fundraiser and political consultant,” the outlet reports. “Conway said the PAC would not endorse them in 2022, either.”

Let’s just say that Conway isn’t a fan.

“While we rightfully celebrate the number of GOP women serving in the House, I’ve always professed quality over quantity,” Conway told the outlet in an email. “The work of Congress is not a joke or reality show. Our women have fought too hard for too long to be respected and taken seriously as legislators, policy makers and thought leaders. We cannot let this work be erased by individuals who chose to be shameless self-promoters and carnival barkers.”

“Both Greene of Georgia and Boebert of Colorado have drawn attention as far-right conspiracy theorists and gun-rights enthusiasts who have both mocked the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg,” the report continues. “The House in February voted to strip Greene of her committee assignments, with 11 Republicans voting in favor.”

“I think that they would rather draw attention to themselves, and really Marjorie Taylor Greene more than Boebert, but they’re cut from the same cloth,” Conway said.

Insider reports that “since 2010, VIEW PAC has raised and distributed more than $20 million for and to female Republican House and Senate candidates through events and contributions, according to Conway.”

Conway added that if she found a good woman candidate who wanted to challenge GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Paul Gosar of Arizona, or Andy Biggs of Arizona, she “certainly wouldn’t take it off the table at this point.”

You can read the full report here.

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