Can This Ex-Republican Win As a Democrat?

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Geoff Duncan discusses his transition from Republican Lieutenant Governor to Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia.

Can a Republican Lieutenant Governor be reborn as a Democratic Governor? After failing to create a GOP 2.0, and being harried by Trump for admitting Biden won Georgia in 2020, Geoff Duncan has changed sides—and many of his old political positions.   Guest: Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia and a current Georgia gubernatorial candidate who switched parties from Republican to Democrat last year.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Geoff Duncan

Topics covered

• politics
• party switch
• governor race
• Republican
• Democrat
• Georgia
• elections

Keywords

• Geoff Duncan
• Georgia
• Republican
• Democrat
• gubernatorial candidate
• Trump
• Biden

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Organizations: Slate Podcasts

Places: Georgia

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