George Conway: MAGA's 'hardcore base' growing even more 'rabid'

After Democrats enjoyed a wide range of victories in 2025's off-year elections — from double-digit gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia to three landslide Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention votes — many political voices argued that they offer a glimpse into what lies ahead in the 2026 midterms and may foreshadow a major blue wave.

Conservative attorney George Conway examined the state of the Republican Party—including House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) small majority — during a Saturday, November 29 appearance on MS NOW's "The Weekend." And he stressed that the GOP now finds itself dominated by MAGA and even more "rabid" MAGA.

Conway told MS NOW hosts Eugene Daniels and Jonathan Capehart, "This is sort of a different but extended version of things we saw during Trump 1 — where all the decent representatives, the one who really weren't Trumpy — started just dropping like flies and leaving because they couldn't deal with having to face a general electorate and having to make promises to a crazy base…. And now…. the fissure is getting worse, in a sense."

The panel noted the recent bombshell resignation of MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), who was a forceful Trump defender in the past but has grown increasingly critical of his second presidency — including his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Conway argued, "It is that that the margin is moving. You have people who have been MAGA who are in districts where the base is just whittling down to its hard base, hardcore base. So, they are even more rabid than before. And then, the rest of the electorate is completely pissed off at Trump, including some Trump voters. And so, they're in between this rock and a hard place caused by Trump."

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