Can This Ex-Republican Win As a Democrat?

Can This Ex-Republican Win As a Democrat?

Author: Slate Podcasts May 4, 2026 Duration: 28:07

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. 


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