The split between the candidates hoping to exploit QAnon and the dedicated supporters was typified by the two QAnon candidates who would make it to Congress in 2020: Lauren Boebert in Colorado and Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia. For Boebert, QAnon seems to have been just another way to get votes. Boebert was versed in the kinds of culture-war issues that could propel someone to social media stardom. She ran Shooters Grill, a restaurant where the main draw was that the waitresses were armed. Boebert’s willingness to court controversy in search of political attention extended to QAnon. In an
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