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What Next - The QAnon Candidate

What Next - The QAnon Candidate

With Trump’s blessing and many Republican leaders silent, a QAnon believer could be heading to Congress.

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

August 19, 202020m 32s

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Show Notes

Last week in Georgia’s 14th congressional district runoff, a Republican candidate who believes in the dangerous and baseless QAnon conspiracy theory came out on top. Marjorie Taylor Greene is now a shoo-in to win a seat in Congress. How did her candidacy get this far? And what does it mean for the Republican party?

Guest: Greg Bluestein, political reporter at the Atlanta Journal Constitution

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