{"id":2471279,"date":"2025-08-05T19:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geoff-duncan-changes-voter-registration-to-democrat\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T19:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:51:54","slug":"geoff-duncan-changes-voter-registration-to-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geoff-duncan-changes-voter-registration-to-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Duncan changes voter registration to Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fgeoff-duncan-changes-voter-registration-to-democrat%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=2471279&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 Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, previously a Republican, has officially changed his voter registration to the Democratic Party. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyts-op-ed-these-attacks-on-jews-are-especially-bad-because-it-makes-republicans-look-right\/\" title=\"NYT\u2019s Op-Ed: These Attacks On Jews Are Especially Bad Because It Makes ...s Look Right\">opinion piece published<\/a> in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Duncan cited his disagreements with Republican stances on Medicaid, immigration, gun control, and social welfare policies as reasons for his switch. Duncan, who gained recognition as a Republican after winning the 2018 lieutenant governor race, fell out of favor with the GOP following his rejection of Donald Trump&#8217;s false claims about the 2020 election results in Georgia. His party change became official after he was expelled from the Georgia GOP earlier this year. Duncan expressed that becoming a Democrat aligns better with his values, particularly his desire to &#8220;love my neighbor,&#8221; and has not ruled out running for higher office as a Democrat in the future.  <\/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\">Geoff Duncan changes voter registration to Democrat<\/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_2197505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has switched parties, pointing to debates over Medicaid coverage, immigration, and gun control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former Republican announced that he is now a registered Democrat in an <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/2025\/08\/from-republican-lt-governor-to-democrat-loving-my-neighbor-is-easier-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">opinion piece on Tuesday<\/a>. He also noted a possible interest in running for higher office in his new party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3490848\/stefanik-torches-hochul-as-worst-governor-in-america-after-pathetic-press-conference\/\">Stefanik torches Hochul as &#8216;Worst Governor in America&#8217; after &#8216;pathetic&#8217; press conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3490688\/texas-arrest-warrants-house-democrats-fled-state-redistricting\/\">Texas House passes motion for arrest warrants for Democrats who fled state<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3490111\/new-york-kathy-hochul-texas-democrats-fled-redistricting-war\/\">Kathy Hochul welcomes to New York Texas Democrats who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-laws-enacted-to-help-texas-veterans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New laws enacted to help Texas veterans - Washington Examiner\">fled redistricting vote<\/a>: &#8216;This is a war&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;My journey to becoming a Democrat started well before [President] Donald Trump tried to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. There&rsquo;s no date on a calendar or line in the sand that points to the exact moment in time my political heart changed, but it has,&rdquo; Duncan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/2025\/08\/from-republican-lt-governor-to-democrat-loving-my-neighbor-is-easier-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan first became a household name among Peach State Republicans after his win as the underdog in the 2018 Republican primary runoff for lieutenant governor and his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ultimate general election victory<\/a>. However, he started to fall from GOP grace in 2020 when he publicly rejected Trump&rsquo;s false claim of victory in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia GOP ultimately <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3279098\/former-georgia-lieutenant-governor-geoff-duncan-expelled-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\">fired Duncan<\/a>&nbsp;in January after he campaigned for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidentia<\/span>l election and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to X to celebrate Duncan&rsquo;s GOP expulsion, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1876410851542073392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">writing<\/a> with several fire emojis, &ldquo;Expelled, ousted, and disgraced Republican Geoff Duncan belongs to the Democrats now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Today, Duncan made his party transition official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The list of reasons why I&rsquo;m now a Democrat continues to grow,&rdquo; Duncan wrote. &ldquo;Most importantly, my decision puts me in the best possible position each day to love my neighbor.&rdquo; Duncan said he felt a &ldquo;daily struggle&rdquo; to love his neighbor as a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan pointed to his disagreements with the Republican Party over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3462467\/winners-losers-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a>, taking aim at GOP moves to cut Medicaid and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits and noting his divergence from many Republican lawmakers on immigration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ordering military style raids on undocumented but law-abiding families for the sole purpose of creating a feeding frenzy on social media is the epitome of heartless, not to mention pointless,&rdquo; Duncan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/2025\/08\/from-republican-lt-governor-to-democrat-loving-my-neighbor-is-easier-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> in the opinion piece.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Atlanta public radio station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/former-georgia-lt-gov-geoff-duncan-switches-from-republican-to-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WABE<\/a> on Tuesday, Duncan did not rule out a run for public office as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3491366\/georgia-progress-chronic-absenteeism-post-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GEORGIA TOUTS PROGRESS ON STUDENTS&rsquo; CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM POST-COVID-19<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been receiving phone calls and conversations and cups of coffee from Democrats, independents, and even some common-sense Republicans that are sick and tired of watching the direction of not only this party but this country, encouraging me to look at seeking higher office, and it&rsquo;s something we&rsquo;ll seriously consider,&rdquo; Duncan said. &ldquo;If Georgia wants to elect somebody that wants to come into the office every day and make a difference, build a consensus, turn chaos into conversation, then it&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ll certainly entertain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/no-labels-geoff-duncan-2024-f3c063ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">centrist group No Labels<\/a> was considering tapping Duncan for a presidential bid, though he told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> later that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/politics-blog\/geoff-duncan-passes-on-no-labels-presidential-run\/OLZCJYYWJFEYZFHHC4DW4GWKAI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">would not take the opportunity<\/a> to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_2197505\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2197505\"}});<\/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>Geoff Duncan switches to Democrat, cites key policy issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2471281,"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\/2025\/08\/Geoff-Duncan-DNC-Speech.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4912,60712,43554,60713,50432],"class_list":["post-2471279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrat","tag-geoff-duncan","tag-georgia-politics","tag-political-party-switch","tag-voter-registration-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Geoff-Duncan-DNC-Speech.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471279","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471283,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471279\/revisions\/2471283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}