Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Bleeding Cash. Then She Went After Mike Johnson.

The Georgia Republican’s campaign had about $700,000 at the end of 2023. Since introducing a motion to vacate, she’s brought in six figures, according to a source familiar with the campaign.

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“You got to keep the circus going to sell tickets,” a GOP strategist said of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s campaign funding was in flux. Then came her motion to vacate.

Since introducing a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson on March 22, Greene has received a cascade of small-dollar donations, according to a D.C. consultant familiar with the campaign. The donations, totaling well into six figures, have substantially boosted the campaign’s coffers.

And she welcomed it. Despite her reputation as an exemplary fundraiser, her campaign funds have been in an unusually poor state. Her campaign burned through $5 million last year and brought in $3.75 million in contributions, leaving her with $709,000 on hand at year’s end. It’s a healthy amount but less so for her. Greene’s campaign ended ’22, an election year, with $1.96 million in cash and $3.4 million at the end of ’21.