But a few, Ms. Greene foremost among them, have managed to win. “The Republican establishment was against me,” Ms. Greene said. She’s a circus act.”Mr. Cowan was not alone in his assessment of Ms. Greene, who runs a construction company with her husband. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the House minority whip, publicly campaigned for Mr. Cowan and helped him raise money. The leadership officially remained neutral, and Mr. Trump’s only comment on the race came in the form of a congratulatory tweet after her strong showing in the first-round primary in June, when she nearly doubled Mr. Cowan’s vote total.

Source: New York Times August 12, 2020 01:48 UTC