Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum.
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, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Democrat Shawn Harris speaks to the media after learning he would advance to a runoff election against Republican Clay Filler during an election night watch party, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Rome, Ga. Republican Clay Fuller speaks to supporters after learning he would advance to a runoff election during an election night watch party, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Rome, Ga. Republican candidate Clay Fuller speaks to people during an election night watch party for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Rome, Ga. – During almost three decades of living in Georgia’s conservative northwest corner, Kimberly Seals got used to keeping her liberal opinions to herself. She suspected there were others who felt the same way, but she had no way to know for sure. So on a recent Saturday afternoon, she gazed in amazement at the crowd of hundreds who gathered in the town of Rome to hear“There’s a lot more people that think like us than we anticipated,” Seals said alongside her husband.after a falling-out with President Donald Trump. He's up against Republican candidate Clay Fuller, a district attorney, and faces slim chances in a runoff on April 7.“I believe that there is no such thing as a permanently red district or state or town," said Buttigieg, who served asSpeaking to reporters after his speech, Buttigieg insisted “things really are shifting in this country.” Harris is testing the limits of that theory with his second campaign for Georgia's 14th District, banking that nationwide Democratic enthusiasm and simmeringSporting blue jeans and well-worn orange sneakers last week, Harris zig-zagged down a residential street in south Rome, chatting with voters who recognized him immediately. Phoebe Johnson, 69, said it was the third time she saw Harris knocking on doors. He is “actually talking about the things that really matters,” she said, such as Unlike in 2024, when he lost to Greene, Harris said more people know him — as Shawn, rather than as Gen. Harris. He served in the military for 40 years, including time as an infantry commander in Afghanistan, before retiring as a brigadier general in the Army National Guard. He lives on his cattle farm in Rockmart. “I went right back to work with my hands and built a cattle farm that I live on every day,” Harris said. “That says to the hardworking people here in northwest Georgia that Shawn Harris works hard just like them out in the hot sun and I get the results.” He said a group of Republican veterans helping him put up fences on his farm were among the first people who pushed him to run for office, before they knew he was a Democrat.Odell Battle, 76, said Harris “stands for the kind of lifestyle that I like and enjoy." "This man is here to serve the community,” Battle said after Harris gave him his cellphone number. “It’s not just to get into Washington and forget about us.”. But while he was the best-known Democrat, Republicans split their vote among several candidates. Consultants from both parties caution against extrapolating too much from special elections with limited turnout. “It’s just too solid a red district,” said conservative commentator and former state Rep. Buzz Brockway. “But it might be closer than it should.” Jay Morgan, former executive director of the Georgia Republican Party, said, if anything, the district could become even redder, and he described Fuller as “central casting.” "You have a guy who’s a stand-up law enforcement guy who is an extremely attractive candidate," he said."To have somebody like that follow Marjorie Taylor Greene is just a huge boost for the party.” Many Republicans were relieved to see Fuller make it to the runoff over former state Sen. Colton Moore, the brasher, more controversial far-right candidate whose style mirrors Greene’s. ”The people of Northwest Georgia stand with President Trump and Clay Fuller," Fuller campaign manager Dabriel Graham said. Floyd County Democratic Chair Vincent Mendes works as a chiropractor and said many of his Republican patients are considering voting for Harris. He believes Harris has a shot because the district is “tired of being a talking point.” "We’re ready for real representation,” Mendes said. “We had somebody who was mostly interested in chasing headlines for years.” Georgia Democratic Party Chair Charlie Bailey hopes that excitement will lift candidates across the state in the midterms, especially as Republicans attempt to oust Sen. Jon Ossoff. “This race is critical for Georgia’s 14th District, but it’s even bigger than that,” Bailey said. “Shawn is building momentum right now that will keep growing all the way through November, boosting Democrats at every level of the ticket in North Georgia and beyond.”Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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