Jody Hice, who may be upset at being overshadowed by Marjorie Taylor Greene. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Normally, when a veteran congressman in a very safe seat thinks about running for secretary of State back home — never the most powerful position in the hierarchy of statewide offices — you figure she or he is tired of Washington or wants to downshift into lighter duty.
On January 6, Hice backed challenges to the certified electoral votes from Pennsylvania and Georgia . Yes, he backpedaled a bit after his Instagram post that day got attention for calling it “our 1776 moment,” but his condemnations of the violence were mostly excuses for trying to change the subject:
You’ve lost the presidency, the house, and the senate, but keep on following this guy, its gone so well thus far.
Georgia is a political cesspool. staceyabrams, keep up the incredible work you're doing, it's so important.
He’s not that stupid to give up his seat for Trump. Ugh. I can’t even.
And the black democratic community that voted in 2 senators at once will be ready for it