Seventy percent are at least one of those things. Of the Republicans running in the 47 most vulnerable Democratic districts, 38 percent are military veterans, according to the Cook Political Report. Of the 26 Black women in Congress, all are Democrats. Green stands out even in a year when a historic group of 133 Black women are vying for spots in the U.S. “I wholeheartedly disagree that every system is inherently racist,” she said of critical race theory on Fox & Friends in July, “because if it were, I would not have had the opportunity of becoming a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and the Indiana National Guard … And so I’m exhibit A, and a rejection of the notion that CRT is a thought process that is worth continuing to provide to our K-12 children.” It’s not just her unique story that has made her a formidable challenger, but the ways and places in which she tells it: She’s become something of a regular on Fox News, a Black messenger who is a useful soldier in the culture wars for Republicans. But Green has made it competitive by posting record fundraising numbers - she raised $1.3 million in the third quarter, which positions her to likely outraise Mrvan for the second straight quarter. POLITICO rates the race as leaning Democratic. Green, 40, is locked in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional races against freshman Democratic incumbent Rep. There’s an unexpected amount of drama for a district that hasn’t voted for a Republican in 92 years. The political mood on the ground might not be quite as cheerful.
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