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milestogo

(22,450 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:55 AM Oct 29

What is going on with MTG?

She is attacking Mike Johnson. Did she suddenly grow a conscience?

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What is going on with MTG? (Original Post) milestogo Oct 29 OP
More likely it's a power play. She sees Johnson (correctly) as weak Ocelot II Oct 29 #1
Like a hyena, she senses a weakness in a fellow predator... haele Oct 29 #23
It's almost like she's trying to get reelected leftstreet Oct 29 #2
She may well be getting calls from angry constituents. mwmisses4289 Oct 29 #19
Sadly they're probably the ones who voted for her leftstreet Oct 29 #21
I think Trump has pissed her off, anyway, but Haggard Celine Oct 29 #3
She is a political opportunist. FalloutShelter Oct 29 #4
She either "woke" up or she read the room. RoadRunner Oct 29 #5
She fears the wrath of her voters Fiendish Thingy Oct 29 #6
She's getting shit from her constituents....? spanone Oct 29 #7
She wants more chicken nuggets! imanamerican63 Oct 29 #8
Her district is basically where they filmed Deliverance Johonny Oct 29 #9
The more they poke at the J6 bomber Hope22 Oct 29 #10
She thinks it's a good look for a '28 Prez run. Notice she's going after Johnson not FatFuck. n/t Cheezoholic Oct 29 #11
She's looking beyond now to 2026 and 2028 Blue_Adept Oct 29 #12
Hopefully, she sees Retired General and farmer Shawn Harris -- the Democrat running in her district -- approaching. Silent Type Oct 29 #13
The Trump regime's austerity and shutdown policies are doing... keep_left Oct 29 #14
I Think She's Worried About Being Re Elected! BBbats Oct 29 #15
Doesn't matter, she played the clown to long to give her BOTD without long term... uponit7771 Oct 29 #16
She wants to be Speaker? Solly Mack Oct 29 #17
My guess is she's been feeling irrelevant of late and needs to make noise Torchlight Oct 29 #18
She's aligning with Republican youth womanofthehills Oct 29 #24
She's acting a bit like an ex-cult member speaking out for being used and abused. AnotherMother4Peace Oct 29 #20
The real shitstorm starts on Saturday. johnnyfins Oct 29 #22

Ocelot II

(128,834 posts)
1. More likely it's a power play. She sees Johnson (correctly) as weak
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
Oct 29

and for her own purposes is trying to kneecap him (gelding him isn't necessary since apparently he came that way).

haele

(15,030 posts)
23. Like a hyena, she senses a weakness in a fellow predator...
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:24 PM
Oct 29

She's upset she's been relegated to back bench since Magic Mike took over and decided her shenanigans were not biblically seemly enough, and she's realized she can make his life hell and show her constituents she can do something at the same time.
If she can take him down so she can continue to be the top mean grrrl in Congress, she will.

leftstreet

(38,739 posts)
2. It's almost like she's trying to get reelected
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 10:58 AM
Oct 29

She claims she getting angry calls from constituents.

mwmisses4289

(3,099 posts)
19. She may well be getting calls from angry constituents.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:42 AM
Oct 29

But are they the ones she really wants to hear from?

leftstreet

(38,739 posts)
21. Sadly they're probably the ones who voted for her
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:51 AM
Oct 29

The MAGA campaign appealed to the racists and haters of LiBERaLs and thE pOOrs. These were the demons responsible for their economic strife.

...until they face cuts to programs they're actually using

Haggard Celine

(17,644 posts)
3. I think Trump has pissed her off, anyway, but
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:02 AM
Oct 29

I think she's getting pressure from her district. A lot of the people there are basically working poor and the GOP isn't looking too grand to them these days.

FalloutShelter

(14,136 posts)
4. She is a political opportunist.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:05 AM
Oct 29

Idiotic but not stupid. There is a three hundred foot wave coming for the GOP and it is just off shore.
She sees it. She wants to be on top of the wave and not under it.



Fiendish Thingy

(21,873 posts)
6. She fears the wrath of her voters
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:08 AM
Oct 29

She knows her constituents will be outraged to see their healthcare premiums skyrocket, and lose their SNAP benefits.

Johonny

(25,291 posts)
9. Her district is basically where they filmed Deliverance
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:10 AM
Oct 29

Her people need SNAP, ACA . . . In a holy shit moment, she appears to be one of the few GOP reprentatives representing their district. No one saw this coming.

Hope22

(4,420 posts)
10. The more they poke at the J6 bomber
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:11 AM
Oct 29

The more she tries to drag everyone down the drain. Could be a coincidence!

Cheezoholic

(3,508 posts)
11. She thinks it's a good look for a '28 Prez run. Notice she's going after Johnson not FatFuck. n/t
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:12 AM
Oct 29
 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
13. Hopefully, she sees Retired General and farmer Shawn Harris -- the Democrat running in her district -- approaching.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:12 AM
Oct 29

keep_left

(3,143 posts)
14. The Trump regime's austerity and shutdown policies are doing...
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:17 AM
Oct 29

...unintended harm to the "deserving" people, as opposed to the "undeserving poor" (which was the desired outcome). This is kind of like that quote we saw from the news a few years ago, during the first Trump regime: "he's not hurting the right people!". As it turns out, a couple of MTG's kids are going to lose their health care. That's why she's pissed off.

And they've been warned by some of their own. MTG and Bannon have both been outspoken about the cuts to the ACA and Medicaid, respectively...MTG is pissed because the ACA cuts are going to hurt her own kids.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220753113#post6

They're going to regret this rhetoric. Steve Bannon recently mentioned how many of the MAGA chuds are on Medicaid. Knowing what we've seen of these chuds, it is pretty much guaranteed that a significant number of them are marginally and/or sporadically employed. They're going to lose their health care benefits as well...

https://democraticunderground.com/100220464498#post15

uponit7771

(93,469 posts)
16. Doesn't matter, she played the clown to long to give her BOTD without long term...
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:23 AM
Oct 29

... putting in middle income work.

At best she's not mega rich so she's seeing her kids affected by MAGA policies

Torchlight

(6,267 posts)
18. My guess is she's been feeling irrelevant of late and needs to make noise
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:37 AM
Oct 29

to remind herself she still exists. I doubt that woman would grow a conscience any more than I would grow a crop of human thumbs in the south forty.

womanofthehills

(10,686 posts)
24. She's aligning with Republican youth
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:55 PM
Oct 29

Now - majority of Republican youth are anti - genocide. MAGA is America first and many in MAGA are upset US money is going for wars.

Interesting to watch Republican Party breaking in two - Tucker, MTG, Matt Gaetz, Massie, Rand Paul, Jack Posobiec, Candace Owens etc on the no wars “America First” side vs Trump & his pro war side. ,

Being Tucker & Candace both have podcasts with millions of viewers- and both are anti genocide - must be really getting Trump angry. All of them - MTG, Tucker, Candace say they are not suicidal.

Many in Republican Party all attacking each other. Trump says he will primary Massie but many Republicans on X love Massie. Trump puts down Massie & then Republicans send Massie lots of money. Trump has lost many Republicans.

johnnyfins

(3,388 posts)
22. The real shitstorm starts on Saturday.
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 12:21 PM
Oct 29

That is when open enrollment starts. People all over the country will see hard numbers as evidence of what their new ACA premiums will be. My guess is that they won't be too thrilled. TSF and his minions will most certainly blame dems, but it wont work.

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