{"id":2238702,"date":"2024-05-06T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T23:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-georgia-republican-lieutenant-governor-backs-biden-i-am-voting-for-a-decent-person\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T23:35:39","slug":"former-georgia-republican-lieutenant-governor-backs-biden-i-am-voting-for-a-decent-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-georgia-republican-lieutenant-governor-backs-biden-i-am-voting-for-a-decent-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Georgia GOP Lt. Governor Supports Biden: &#8220;Voting for Decency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-georgia-republican-lieutenant-governor-backs-biden-i-am-voting-for-a-decent-person%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238702&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan revealed his support for President Joe Biden in the upcoming election. In an op-ed for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Duncan criticized\u2063 fellow Republicans, including McConnell and Barr, for backing Trump. He emphasized voting for decency over policy disagreements, highlighting his stand against Trump&#8217;s actions during\u2063 the 2020 election. Former \u200bGeorgia Republican Lt. \u200dGov. Geoff Duncan publicly endorsed President\u2062 Joe Biden in the forthcoming election. In a piece \u200dfor\u200b the Atlanta \u200cJournal-Constitution, Duncan called out Republicans like McConnell and Barr for supporting Trump. He underlined the importance of moral values over policy differences, citing his\u200c opposition to Trump&#8217;s election activities in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan shared that he would be voting for President Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden<\/a> come November.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-companies-make-big-announcements-about-pornhub-following-horrifying-claims\/\" title=\"Credit Card Companies Make Big Announcements About Pornhub Following Horrifying Claims\">op-ed published<\/a> in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/geoff-duncan-why-im-voting-for-biden-and-other-republicans-should-too\/LFLE5YWCBBA6VDGJAJKMNPCDKQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/a><\/em>, Duncan, who testified against Trump in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-deranged-sounding-georgia-grand-jury-foreman-throws-election-case-against-trump-into-legal-jeopardy\/\" title=\"WATCH: Deranged-Sounding Georgia Grand Jury Foreman Throws Election Case Against Trump Into Legal Jeopardy\">election interference case<\/a> in Georgia, expressed his disappointment watching \u201can increasing number of Republicans fall in line behind former president Donald Trump.\u201d Duncan was the lieutenant governor during the 2020 election when Trump was allegedly attempting to overturn the election results in Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>Duncan criticized the decision of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH), and former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr for standing behind the \u201cRepublican ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass,\u201d Duncan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan said the GOP will never be able to rebuild until they move past the Trump era. While Duncan plans to vote for Biden, he emphasized the GOP should \u201cwork to elect GOP congressional majorities to block his second-term legislative agenda and provide a check and balance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alternative is another term of Trump, a man who has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character,\u201d Duncan wrote. \u201cThe headlines are ablaze with his hush-money trial over allegations of improper record-keeping for payments to conceal an affair with an adult-film star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duncan cited the hush money trial, the scheme to include fake slates of electors during the 2020 election, and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as prime examples of how Trump is unfit to lead in the Oval Office. Duncan acknowledged that Trump may have served Republicans by appointing three right-leaning Supreme Court justices and signing\u00a0legislation like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but emphasized that Trump\u2019s presidency was also filled with chaos. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last year of the Trump presidency was hardly a time of tranquillity. His handling of the pandemic was erratic, including at one point musing about consuming disinfectants,\u201d Duncan wrote. \u201cHis reliance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/29\/864818368\/the-history-behind-when-the-looting-starts-the-shooting-starts\">incendiary phrases<\/a> such as \u2018when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-joy-reid-attempts-to-portray-gov-desantis-as-racist-for-opposing-looting\/\" title=\"MSNBC's Joy Reid Attempts to Portray Gov. DeSantis as Racist for Opposing Looting\">looting starts<\/a>, the shooting starts\u2019 fueled racial unrest. His infamous march to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/06\/03\/politics\/trump-evangelicals-church-protests\/index.html\">St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church<\/a> across the street from the White House, flanked by top aides (including Barr) and brandishing a Bible, further set the nation ablaze.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duncan was considered as a possible candidate for No Labels, but he withdrew his name from consideration in March.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced his support for President Joe Biden in the upcoming election. 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