{"id":2324661,"date":"2024-08-14T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-georgia-gop-leader-tells-citizens-it-doesnt-mean-youre-democrat-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T19:32:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T23:32:50","slug":"former-georgia-gop-leader-tells-citizens-it-doesnt-mean-youre-democrat-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-georgia-gop-leader-tells-citizens-it-doesnt-mean-youre-democrat-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Georgia GOP leader tells citizens it \u2018doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re Democrat\u2019 to vote for Kamala Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">38<\/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-gop-leader-tells-citizens-it-doesnt-mean-youre-democrat-to-vote-for-kamala-harris-washington-examiner%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=2324661&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>Geoff Duncan, the \u2062former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, has been actively encouraging Republicans to support Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election,\u200c asserting that doing so does not equate to\u2062 abandoning their party. In a\u200d recent statement to CNN, Duncan emphasized\u2063 that voting for Harris is\u2062 an act of patriotism rather than a shift \u200din \u2063political affiliation, urging Republicans \u2064to prioritize the nation&#8217;s future. \u2062He previously expressed his support for President Joe Biden\u2063 in \u200ban <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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a> published<\/a> in May. Notably, Duncan was a\u2062 prominent \u2063figure during former\u2063 President Donald\u200d Trump&#8217;s \u200befforts to contest the 2020 election results and has consistently spoken against misinformation regarding the\u200b electoral process.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Georgia GOP leader tells citizens it &lsquo;doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re Democrat&rsquo; to vote for Kamala Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1730902\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former GOP Georgia Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2995791\/geoff-duncan-reiterates-support-for-biden-over-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Geoff Duncan<\/a> has continued to nudge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> into supporting Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, recently appealing to their party loyalty in saying it won&rsquo;t make them a Democrat if they vote for her.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan released an op-ed in May <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>stating <\/a>he was voting for President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s important to reinforce the fact to Republicans around the country that just because you vote for&nbsp;Kamala Harris&nbsp;in 2024, doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re Democrat,&rdquo; Duncan told CNN anchor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/jim-acosta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jim Acosta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just means you&rsquo;re a patriot,&rdquo; Duncan continued. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re doing your duty as an American to step up to the plate and reclaim this country&rsquo;s future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Duncan was a major figure as former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-trump-supporters-need-to-be-deprogrammed-video\/\" title=\"Katie Couric: Trump Supporters Need to Be \u201cDeprogrammed\u201d (VIDEO)\">2020 presidential election results<\/a>. &ldquo;The mountains of misinformation are not helping the process; they are only hurting it,&rdquo; he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/07\/us\/georgia-republicans-push-back-as-trump-calls-for-a-special-legislative-session.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told CNN in December<\/a> 2020. &ldquo;I voted for President Trump. I campaigned for him. And, unfortunately, he did not win the state of Georgia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also said this week he believes &ldquo;the 10% in the middle that are gonna determine this election are all types of makes and models.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s some lifelong Republicans like me that are extremely conservative, but just have seen&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;act in ways that should never be rewarded with another job called &lsquo;president,&rsquo; and some folks that are just moderates and everything in between,&rdquo; Duncan added.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan is a key figure among Republican support for Harris, which also includes former Republican Govs. Jim Edgar of Illinois, Bill Weld of Massachusetts, and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign launched &ldquo;Republicans for Harris&rdquo; earlier this month in an effort to draw some conservative votes away from the GOP. The &ldquo;campaign within a campaign&rdquo; mostly aims at voters who refused to vote for Trump in the primaries, instead backing former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Haley stated she will vote for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans for Harris&rdquo; recently held an online rally in which speakers mostly blasted Trump but said they don&rsquo;t necessarily agree with Harris&rsquo;s policies either.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1730902\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1730902\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Georgia GOP leader encourages citizens that voting for Kamala Harris doesn\u2019t equate to being a Democrat. Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan has been urging Republicans to consider supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, emphasizing that casting a vote for her does not mean they are abandoning their party. In a recent interview with CNN&#8217;s Jim Acosta, Duncan stated, \u201cIt\u2019s important for Republicans nationwide to understand that voting for Kamala Harris in 2024 doesn\u2019t make you a Democrat; it simply makes you a patriot.\u201d He believes this action reflects an American duty to help shape the country\u2019s future. Duncan was previously involved in efforts by former President Donald Trump to contest the 2020 election results and expressed concerns about misinformation hindering the electoral process. He noted that he voted and campaigned for Trump but acknowledged Trump&#8217;s loss in Georgia. This week, he mentioned that the decisive voters in the upcoming election will come from various backgrounds, including lifelong conservatives like himself who feel Trump should not be rewarded with another presidential term, as well as moderates and others across the spectrum. Duncan is part of a growing group of Republicans backing Harris, which includes former governors such as Jim Edgar (Illinois), Bill Weld (Massachusetts), and Christine Todd Whitman (New Jersey). Recently launched by her campaign, &#8220;Republicans for Harris&#8221; aims to attract conservative votes away from the GOP by targeting those who did not support Trump during the primaries but favored Nikki Haley instead\u2014who has since declared she will vote for Trump. The &#8220;Republicans for Harris&#8221; initiative recently hosted an online rally where speakers criticized Trump while also expressing reservations about some of Harris&#8217;s policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24078591260411-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38168,32438,32570],"class_list":["post-2324661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-georgia-gop","tag-kamala-harris","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24078591260411-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}