Hmmm, I'm not sure George. Remembering that you excitedly endorsed the nomination of Elizabeth Coney Barrett.

Looks like he’s a sneaky undercover tRump supporter 😏

😂. You don’t know about Georgia politics then. He’s the farthest thing possible from that.

No I don’t know about Georgia politics at all.

Nor do I know anything about - whatever your home state is! I hope my comment didn’t seem rude. Have a great night.

All good..

I’m with you, @atticus59914029.bsky.social. I don’t think Bottoms has broad support, and I don’t think she’ll swing independents and the political orphans that Georgia needs to win.

Wait his opponent’s name is Bottoms?

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Any thoughts on Mike Thurmond?

I’m interested in him. I think he has a pretty good record and he could beat Bottoms. Don’t know if he could beat a Duncan PR campaign. You?

He’s 72 but that may not be a liability. He has years of experience and name recognition. He could be a steady, pro business presence. The thing I fear most is a crazy MAGA type.

Yeah— I’ll back whoever has the best shot but I want to be realistic. Thurmond has the strongest record but he’s older. Geoff is younger & has all the PR right now. We’ve seen a lot of votes on vibes over records the last few cycles, which I think swings Geoff’s way today… but things can change.

He seriously might hate Trump more then anyone is politics.

No, we do not know about Georgia politics. If you do, please explain why we should trust Duncan.

Oh, I’m from Georgia.. I know all about Georgia politics.. Corruption at it finest..

Is he a good guy?

Yes. He’s a moderate guy who can win in Georgia. Got run out of the GOP for opposing Trump. And he loudly opposed him - think something like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger level opposition. However the Dems have a couple of strong candidates already so I don’t know how it will all sort out.

Duncan and a couple of strong contenders? Dang, look at Georgia with options.

But for sure there are more than a couple electoral slots that need candidates between National Senate, National House, Georgia legislature, Georgia governorship. There has to be something he can run for and help our anti-facist/pro-freedom coalition.

As long as a non-Trumper wins. I'm not picky.

He is not a Trump stooge. So, he has that going for him. Which is nice.

Is he going to support a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions?

Is he going to support free, quality education and healthcare? No.

No. Republicans know to switch sides to Dem to keep power.

I wouldn’t trust him , in NC we had elected a Democrat to protect our abortion right and she ended up switching to a Republican, to much shade shit going on I don’t know how trustworthy he is , just saying- fool me once shame on you Fool me twice shame on me .

Yes he now does. His eyes have opened on the subject.

Bull$hit. I don’t buy it. I know someone who was in the legislature with him and saw his behavior and demeanor up close when the 6 week abortion ban passed. In his recent OpEd he conveniently avoided the question.

Why the change? Can it be trusted?

Exactly I keep thinking of John Fetterman. This guy is going to have to prove himself.

Same, is he running as a democrat to help the pubs out?

My thought exactly about the switch to dem from gop. If he does become governor, is he just a wolf in sheep’s clothing? In the past I would have no questions. These days though, there’s just so much pub lying ya never know.

To help himself out.

A lot of us abandoned that house of horrors, for the same reason.

Yep

Absolutely not, at this point.

Yes. Basically he's an anti-Trumper who can't believe what happened to his party. One of the few that stayed in to fight. He was there at the DNC Convention disowning his party.

Three ghosts visited him in a dream.

Right, he just left a party rooted in racism for centuries

Trump. Trump was the reason for the change. Trump was the reason a lot of us left the GOP.

In this day & age, switching comes with a lot of backlash from the nuts. He spoke out a while ago.

Oh hell NO.

Open like Kash Patel’s eyes.

If you have to be fucking middle aged before you have an epiphany that women deserve bodily autonomy? You are not a good person

And is he a consent Democrat?

Not gonna lie , this is concerning

Is there a risk he does it to win it back for GOP and switch back to the Republican party? (e.g. Tulsi Gabbard)

YES. He's a republican. They work for the rich.

“Win it back”? We have a GOP governor and Legislature right now. Geoff has completely torched his ties to the GOP. If he gets the nomination (big *if* as there are several well known Dems running) he’ll be up against a MAGA GOP candidate far more Trumpy than our current Gov Kemp.

I admire his integrity and I will seriously consider voting for him in the primary. He has the potential to swing independent voters to his side. Jones and Carr will destroy each other in a primary trying to out MAGA each other.

Jones is trying to get rid of income tax, but doesn’t have a plan how. Carr doesn’t read the lawsuits he signs onto and has never been inside a courtroom to my knowledge. The Dems running are iffy at best. Keisha would have zero shot. I’d back Geoff as a Dem, & I think he’d pull Independents too.

I think voters should assume he WILL do this. There are plenty of very smart, talented, and competent Democrats who would do a much better job as governor than a former Republican. Keisha Bottoms would be the best choice as she would also turn out more real Dems to the polls than a Republican man.

Yes. I wish more people understood this. It’s okay to raise your standards everyone! You don’t have to settle for the Republican white douche who doesn’t *actually* represent your values.

He got kicked out of the GOP for not blindly following Trump and supported Harris. However, he still called himself a Republican until recently.

No risk

Smiling with clenched teeth. 😳

If he wins he'll swing back to repub like others before him.... Can't be trusted.

Born a fish, raised a fish, now a cow.

Beware of false phrophets.

GTFOHWTBS

If he is electable that’s a good sign. I don’t thing Stacey Abrams is gonna win, or anyone that far left. Unfortunately. GA is not a blue state.

Stacey Abrams deserves honest consideration.

She's already lost a couple of times, not that Kemp plays fair. Purges. They're not going to let her win.

Duncan would have a good chance at winning.

Been following Duncan since 2020. Good dude who would make Georgia proud. More of these types, please

I’m not ready to trust someone who just recently switched parties. Republicans need to face consequences for the damage their party has inflicted. They don’t get a pass for jumping ship now. We need to remember all their names.

Haha, I’m not getting paid for converts. You think what you think. It’s cool

He came from a party that has been rooted in racism for centuries

I like him because he’s disagree with what Kemp did to our state. He feels so uncomfortable with Republican Party leadership has been become a pawn for the far right Fascist party. I like his integrity. Integrity will win over my vote if he wins the Democratic nomination.

Integrity! Every. Single. Time. Such a rarity these days.

I forgot to add , he has a great morality as well and he knows what’s wrong and right within our state government.

Did he support Trump during first admin? If so I don’t trust his morality.

Nor his integrity.

He’s still a Republican at heart. You’re telling me Georgia can’t find a Democrat to at least challenge this guy?!? At a time like this!!! Come on Georgia!!! Women deserve better.

Stacy Abrams comes to mind. I’m glad Duncan made the jump, but was it done so more out of self interest? IDK, I get politics can change, but integrity and morals seem to be pretty engrained. I just don’t see how anyone who stood behind Trump and defended his vile actions in Trump1.0 can have those.

You're the reason we'll continue to have Trump and his associates in power. I'm guessing you didn't vote for Harris because she spoke to Liz Cheney.

how are democrats ever going to run a liberal if they dont get trump?

You’re a moron.

You made multiple posts to no replies. Ok, troll.

I 100% voted for Kamala and Tim. I was excited for them. I even took a pic of my vote.

No need to prove yourself to the likes of Ms. Sweetie - SHE’S the former Trumper according to her posts. And according to her bio, an Evangelical wife of a pastor. Proving my point - they’re the ones not to be trusted.

Same.

Preach

Via Wikipedia

Maybe he found his moral compass, but that doesn’t mean he gets a reward. But yeah, I don’t trust that he found his morality. More likely he saw the writing on the wall.

Exactly

He realize that he made his mistake for caving in for Trump then he corrected it. He realized that trump has adopted the christofascist oligarchy agenda and isn’t matched his political views. Everyone can make their own decisions corrected when they realize that they are wrong about trump.

So he realized backing Trump was a mistake. Good for him. He’ll get his reward in heaven not in the governor’s office.

One point if I may. If the pure, immaculate Dems among you are never going to accept those former Republicans who came to terms with Trump’s vile character, then the Dem party is going to be losing for a very long time. You need them. We need them.

Your point is well taken. I welcome former republicans to the party, I’m just not ready to elect them to office because they jumped the sinking ship. Current republicans should know that there is a price to pay for standing by and allowing the destruction of democracy.

That's fair. I guess I would only say that GA, like any other state, would do better electing a politically moderate former Republican than a crazy MAGA sycophant simply because the Dem party supported a too left liberal who can't get elected there. But I understand your concerns. Peace.

This. We’ve been burned this past 4 years by many republicans who have “switched” sides for whatever reason. I’m not falling for it. They either are cheating or deceiving.

Well said! 👏👏👏

I feel bad for the poor Republicans that didn’t vote to impeach and remove and traitor President. Now I’m going to have civil war their ass.

He spoke at the democratic national convention. Was very impressed.

We all want to be in the winning team! It helps keep the money flowing in.

Wouldn’t that be something

Do we need to have him an elected Dem or can we just appreciate that he's found his way out? So many Dems have nominated Kinzinger for simply not being a facist while still being a Republican with conservative beliefs AND isn't even campaigning to be a Dem.

I don’t trust Republican flip floppers.

Nope!

Yep, ask why he doesn’t stay in the Republican Party & try to change things from the inside.

He’s not a flip-flopper. He was kicked out of the Georgia Republican Party because he was so vocal against Trump’s attempt to steal 11,000 votes in 2020. Duncan is one of the few Republicans who stuck with reason instead of blind adherence to a farcical comb-over.

But he still has Republican ideologies. He might not have been bit and turned rabid MAGA like the rest of them, but he is NOT a Democrat.

Please be more open minded about those of us that used to be Republicans. We need numbers to defeat the orange fascist.

He should be running as an Independent then. Not wanting to go to jail for trump and having your party turn on you doesn’t make you a Democrat.

Sure, but if my choice is vote for a Democrat who has always been a Democrat or vote for a Republican who is running as an democrat (and may actually be a Trojan horse), it’s the original Dem that will get my vote.

Exactly! These purity tests drive me wild! Accept anyone who has seen the light.

I will NOT ever fall for the Republican flip game like so many have in the past. It’s not about a purity test. It’s about Dems being fooled over and over and over again.

With the exception of AOC, Jasmine Crockett and a small handful of others, the Dems are failing at getting the right message out to voters. Maybe we need a former Republican to understand the mindset of these goons.

The message that is OUT to Democratic voters is get rid of TRUMP & the GOP. It’s a pretty strong, uniting message. Who is this Republican (running as a Democrat) running against?

Do his actions match his words?

@gtconway.bsky.social Hard to tell if that was sarcastic Or sincere Also - how do we know he isn't The next Manchin or Sinema Would rather have a true blue Dem

No sarcasm in this statement?

Suspect.

Southern Democrat or just Democrat ⁉️

I understand the concerns completely, but I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and listen to him make his case. He is the one of only a handful of politicians out there that speaks with any clarity and common sense.

That's part of the problem -- people who are too quick to forgive and put trust in someone who just demonstrated how easy it is to turn his back on his...principles...

I never said I would forgive or put any trust in him. I said I would be willing to listen to what he had to say if he decided to run, period.

Excellent! I hope he does.

This man has stood up for what is right. We need more politicians like him who are willing to take a stance that may not be popular but is ethically correct. If he runs, he has my vote!

He’s been a Republican all this time- how is he standing up for what is right?

Ok then. Kemp liked to purge the voter rolls so we can use a change. With our two Democratic Senators we can be a blue State instead of a swing state.

How many times are conservative going to pull this con? How is anyone falling for this bs? As soon as he's elected he will do everything trump tells him to. You can not trust conservatives. Everything they say is a lie to keep child rapist trump in power.

Sure that's just what Dems need. Republican policies which have destroyed the country, from a nice guy.

That will be up to the people of Georgia, of course. A cautionary tale: Fl Dems lost two opportunities by nominating Charlie Crist after his switch.

Yeah, just like #kudzu

Changing parties makes me nervous. Could be a #turncoatondems

He is Pro Life and Pro Gun.

Clearly a contradiction of positions

Calls into question how he is representing himself here: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Thank you. That is precisely why it makes me nervous about 'infiltrating' like #kudzu

His disliking Trump policy seems good obviously, but what about everything else?

Only fools trust a code-switching Republican.

I wouldn't trust him as far as I can throw his history of bad decisions.

I wish him the best of luck in his run for GA governor.

He's an Andrew Cuomo. Republicans know to switch sides to Dem to keep power. This is a trick. Fuck this guy.

Trojan horse ?

YES.

Nope. Not interested, regardless of which team colors he wears. Probably Tricia Cotham’s kissing cousin.

Good. Hope this kind of change will snowball with other republicans who are disillusioned

Just because he switched to the democratic party after leaving the republican party doesn't mean he's a "good guy" George.

If we are going to win we will have to accept converts to the cause. Folks, decide if you prefer losing or winning and choose accordingly.

Can a leopard change its spots?

He should 💙

I’ve been proud (not the right word) of Georgia. Despite the conservative lean.. Kemp and others (including Duncan) have mostly pushed back against most maga nonsense. I hope it continues. I’m hard left but still.. could be Abbott over here. I am however in MTQs district. It’s a weird mix.

He kind of looks like the guy from Georgia..maybe Republicans will get confused and vote for him. wnegradio.com/wp-content/u...

Will he switch back after he wins the election? Beware the bringer of gifts.

I don’t trust him at all, not one bit. 😳

2026 is probably his best shot, another year of Trump's destroying the economy will make it harder and harder for people to keep on supporting GOP and Trump's lies about how great everything is.

GREAT guy!

He would make an excellent governor.

How do we know if he's just another republican trying to sneakily win as a Democrat just to change back to a repub after he wins. Repubs are so unpopular now we need to be on guard against that.

I will never understand how people don't see through this ploy (Changing back) from jump street... A 'reformed' MAGA running as a Democrat...Sure Jan. The Voters: "Sounds legit"

At this point, so late in the game, I'm wary of switches. Why now. Why not before when all the other horrible stuff was happening?

Sign me up!

Maybe he should have waited until he won as gov to switch... 😆

Did he really switch? Or will he be Sinema 2.0? Play Dem then stab us in the back when it comes time for voting? Am skeptical...

Good guy or wolf in sheeps' clothing?

Your usefulness is wearing thin... institutionalism will not return until the counter pendulum weight reaches 1963-1976 progressive vibes... only to ratchet this extremely hard RW swing Moderation is what got us here, step it up or please step aside

The force is strong with this one

Is that a serious statement or satire?

Do you know him personally? He seems nice & respectful.

I appreciate GOP defecting and not participating in the evil. I am uncomfortable, however, being represented by someone who is bringing a traditional conservative platform into the Democratic Party.

So he likes everything else, but the red and black armbands make his hair look gray?

He stood strong when others buckled. I'm a fiscal conservative, socially liberal believer in democracy. Without a democracy, it doesn't matter WTF I believe in, I'll get what I'm given and like it. And that's not going to happen. I'm voting for people who fight for democracy when it's hard too.

And this is why parties are stupid.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

he looks like he has affairs with couches

I love this!!!

And what if he switches back afterwards..

I don’t agree with his voter suppression tactics, but he did the right thing when Trump pressured him to rig the election.

If he wins. Will he switch right back to the Republican Party?

No, he won't. One of the few ppl who stood up for our country & constitution.

Honest question, Why do he wait so long to leave the republican party? Does he vote along republican policies and has he been? Did he vote for Trump in ‘24? We already knew enough to know that was a dangerous vote. Just curious

I don't know but it's taken ppl a while to admit to what was happening to their party & our country. Lots of good, ethical ppl have left bc they took an oath to our constitution, not to MAGA or a dictator.

Suspicious

I believe Stacy Abrams tried to do so last election but Kemp may have GA gerrymandered for his sake so please beware of that fact please

Turncoat

I dunno. Seems a little fishy.

I agree

Lt Gov Duncan did the right thing even tho he lost his job bc of it. Stayed true to his oath. He's one of the few R who I trust. He left GOP now. Truly a good guy.

Completely agree

He's a plant or an infiltrator! I'm one mis-trustful m/f!

No, he's true to his oath. One of the few Rs stayed true to our country and did the right thing at his own peril.

Sorry…I got trust issues

😲

Seems so

Maybe a trap!

Uh, nope. KLB has my support.

Are you sure? 💯??

Trojan Horse?

Is he though? or is he like all the other #Never-Trumps that are now stuck to the arse of #FW47 by their lips?

He's an Andrew Cuomo and this post proves that a majority of you are easily fooled.

NO NO WAY. NO MORE MANCHINS AND SINEMA'S STOP THIS RIGHT-WING FREAK

I hope he does.

Not Stacy Abrams?😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Will he turn back Republican if he wins?

He is Pro Life and Pro Gun. He IS a Republican.

I hear you, but, in red states we need to be open to accept, or at least tolerate, pro-democratic candidates, who might not check all of our boxes. I know GA has elected Ossoff & Warnock, who are fantastic, but if we are to beat back the autocratic/fascistic forces, we’re gonna need a bigger tent.

Last sentence. “As a republican”

Perfect. Keep Jon Ossoff in the Senate and let Jeff Duncan fix the yahoos in GA state nuttery.

There was a time in the South when the GOP was welcoming Dem politicos. Some continued to serve for a long time. This dude would run and govern as a moderate Dem. People in his political zip code have been leaking to the GA Dems over the decade. They prob think well of him. No need to trash him.

Is he? I don't trust him not to flip back.

🙄

I remember when, in the 90s, practically every elected Democrat in the state switched to the GOP. If someone has gone the other way, I think this MAY portend good things. Maybe. Maybe. We'll see.

Absolutely tf NOT! He WILL NOT get the votes from the base, which is Black people (specifically Women -92%)! The fake “good guy” thing doesn’t move us AT ALL! Adam Kinzinger is trying to rebrand too! History showed us how to identify a wolf in sheep’s clothing🤷🏾‍♀️Stop playing in our faces!

I truly have no faith in that he will align himself with Democratic values. Once in, he could do stumpy dumpty's bidding.

He must have decided what side of history he wants to be on.

If we don't wrest this country back, the history the write will be the "right" side of history.. Let's hope they don't get the chance to write that history

Probably as another DINO in GOP clothing.

So are you being facetious George or do you have evidence he is a genuinely good guy?

My money is on George being facetious.

That's where I was leaning but some of the responses made me question that assumption.

Never heard of him, and I don’t live there but, not buying it.

Geoff Duncan, full speed ahead in fighting for the governor's position in Georgia!!!!

Take an "ex" republican into the "left"? What could go wrong?! We already had a couple secret ones ruin progress, why not just take one that actually used to be a repub! If he would have switched before Shitler, sure. We shouldn't trust ANYONE who supported Shitler ever. He was never good

What...so he can switch h back later? No

Yes. He will always be a Republican. This comment section is a good place to weed out the right-wing trash.

Welcome to Sanity!

Don’t trust him.

His eyes don't lie. It says I'm crooked! 🤫😠

And I hope he does! Much respect for this guy.

as the democratic party marches ever further right…

Is he? Sorry to say, I’m suspicious of everyone these days. I hope he is. We need all the help we can get.

His actions are those of a conscientious man. There are so few.

That sound interesting.

And he is easy on the eyes.

Is he? I hope you are right.

I dunno. Guy’s got a weird look to him.

Ill vote for him. He stood up for rule of law after jan 6.

Yet he stayed with them up until that point.

As a Dem? Have him sign something to say he won’t switch back if he wins. Also that he will support Dem platform.

A man of principle

Do it.

Yeah, please do it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙🇺🇸💙

I don’t know much about him so I’m going to say is he? Or is he going to play people and flip back? I welcomed him, glad he saw the light not sure if I’m ready to trust him for a Gov

Read up on what happened to him and why he embraced the Democratic Party.

Suspicious.

I thought so when he announced his change of heart. i lived and built a business in GA now wishing I had never moved to SC because it is full of backward racist ignorant pasty men and their needy wives.

Is this the Trojan Horse phase of Trump fascism?

Harbinger of a major Suburban shift away from GOP? Because that would be their absolute doom

Has he seen the light or is he just distancing himself from the fascism?

We’ll donate to that!!! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have Warnock, Ossoff in the Senate and Duncan in the Governor’s mansion!!! Maybe we’d be lucky enough to also have MTG in the unemployment line!

To be honest, I was hoping he’d run against MTG to get her out of there.

Remember what Jim Justice did after being elected? ...just saying 🤷

I don’t trust him atm

He rode this horse into town.

I hope he wins. But I don't know how Georgia voters will take him as a democrat now. There is always the fear that switching parties makes it look like he is doing it out of politics and not for genuine reasons. So he needs to be able to make it clear why he did it.

Fuck that. Keisha Bottoms would be better and she is an actual Dem who appeals to Dem voters in Georgia.

Wait… who? Him? Not too good in my books… looks like the guy who said I couldn’t have more than one slice of pizza at lunch when I was in ninth grade.

I smell a sleep agent on him…

I like his smile lol 😂

I will support him if he promises to embrace Democratic principles

PA here- We got bamboozled by John Fetterman. He is a traitor to the Democrats who put him into office.

Strokes have been shown to sometimes have substantial impacts on empathy and other personality traits. Don't discount the possibility that he actually was a far different person pre stroke.

Agreed 💯

I wonder what Senator Oz would have been like?

Ha

Worse.

Now we have Trump boot-licker McCormick too.

Disgusting - McCormick. Greedy, soulless fk.

Yeah, forgot ab that POS!

Yeah, that was a tough one for my former home state.

Come back! We need your vote - JK 😅 We'll be fine if the Dems can fix the hackable voting machines that Elon "knows better than anybody"

Thanks for the invite! I made sure to leave behind many liberal friends and family!! Besides, Virginia needs me now to get rid of our Governor Sweater vest and vote in the FIRST female (democratic) Governor.

Woo hoo Patriot! Thank you for being where you are needed, and protecting our democracy! God bless you 💙🇺🇸

💙😊

No trust

The jury is still out on this switch.....

👏👏👏🦾🦾🦾💙💙💙

would you trust him as far as you could throw him?

Flip floppers make me nervous.

kinda looks like a snake

Someone who’s guided by his principles.

Gotta go somewhere sane.

He beats anything coming out of Georgia!

Sinema, Manchin, Fetterman type dem.

Hope he does

You'll find that there are people who are willing to change, they're worth acknowledging and accepting especially if their mind is opened to different opinions, more power to these people! 😊

#Republican even former ones cannot be trusted ever. He was part of

Wouldn’t it be nice to have such a good man in the White House?

I don’t trust anyone that was a former Republican that stuck with the asshole after 2016 and especially after Jan 6.

Yes!

He’s the reason it took me 5 days to get a d&c to remove infected remaining placenta that I still had AFTER giving birth. Don’t forget who he was before he was your darling.

Hopefully realizing all this medieval shit pregnant women (or like your story) are unecessarily going through IS one of the reasons that turned him.. 😓🫣

Can’t really “like” this post. Thank you for sharing your story. I hope everything is ok now? And congrats on the baby! 🩷

Yay! He’s a good guy. Isn’t he quite popular in Georgia?

He’ll just be another corporate democrat, the party needs more progressives in it, so the public can actually see a difference between the two parties!

Duncan IS a principled guy. If that’s not what you want in your party, that’s sad.

The pendulum has swung way too far right for any moderate to bring it back to center.We have to counter it with the same hard pole to the left. Do not remember the 60s and 70s I'm not sure how old you are 80% of the population was progressive. We hated pollution. Wars - they're trying to start one.

I’m 62.

Geoff Duncan is a dream candidate for principled SC voters of any stripe.

I do not want a party Switcher. Not in today's politics. Trojan Horses are littered in History because of people like that.

I guess you’d like to cancel my vote for Clinton, Biden & Harris since I voted GOP for decades prior, huh?

Your not running for a Democratic Seat. You need to earn that if you are. Your word alone means shit. Look at the state of our Country. SMH..Anyone in their right mind woulnt Trust Party switchers for a seat in either house. And if you cant understand that then I dont know what to tell you

Nothing.

What exactly is a progressive?

A progressive a la Bernie Sanders will have zero chance here in Georgia. However a solid centrist Dem could win.

Do you only fight battles that you know you can win?

It is all about winning elections. Voting for Carrot Top if the Georgia Dems nominate him.

Atticus, I think you see your neighbor voting for people with an R behind their name & assume the problem is left or right. In truth, it takes people like you to be willing to talk about the good that progressive policies do the people of GA. FDR was popular here: SS, CCC camps, all v Christian.

Both of the Democratic senators from Georgia are definitively left of center and vote progressively on most issues. Stacy Abram’s came within a hair’s breadth of Georgia governor Brian Kemp, even after massive voting role purges Kemp initiated.

Let's bring Georgia into the 21st century by baby steps. We can't scare them into voting for a Trump endorsee. We don't want to break their brains m

Good Point

Ageeed, but this is Georgia. Let’s take things one step at a time.

Good point

"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."

I personally am getting tired of you thinking you have all the answers when you have zero clue what it take to run the government or the country.. Change yes but thanks to your demands we are now going BACKWARDS not forwards

Tell me what you progressive Democrats have accomplished, Damian besides a lot of talk.. Name some bills and real accomplishments….I will wait..

Bottom lineskyla is this. The dems can introduce legislation until the cows come home. If it doesn’t pass, it because congress, scotus and the WH are stacked.

Who LET the Republicans win- the Democrats who were pushing their own agendas as neither didn’t show or voted their party.. They gave it to the Republicans.. Not saying that their positions weren’t valid but they cut off their own noses to spite themselves instead of looking at the BIG PICTURE.

Guess the voters should have thought about that when they didn’t show up at the polls like they did in 2020…🤷‍♀️

Guess what if you don’t give the Democrats the majority on the House & Senate it won’t pass either- but whiny and crying about what our elected officials aren’t doing when we didn’t show up is the problem.. Quit making excuses

www.npr.org/2023/01/01/1...

$2,000 out-of-pocket cap on prescription drug costs for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, starting in 2025. This means that once a senior's total out-of-pocket spending for covered prescription drugs reaches $2,000 in a year that is it. Have a really long list actually but you can look things up

Kim Biden wasn’t elected because he was a progressive Democrat- he won because he was a moderate who was open to more progressive ideas.. There is a difference- he also knows how DC works and found a way to get things accomplished in spite of the barriers the GOP put up..

I agree. DNC, AIPAC and the financial services industry chose him. I will forever believe that it was because of his support of Netanyahu and Harris/Walz not taking a strong position against Israel and genocide the reason we lost.

No we lost because Biden & Harris both made it VERY clear that were going to raise taxes on the wealthy again ( like Clinton & Obama both did if you look at the tax tables) and the wealthy & corps don’t want to pay their fair share again like they did before 1981.. Look at the historical tax tables

Wrong Biden had the real leadership skills and a real leader doesn’t cave to popular opinion- which is what Trump does.. Even Obama had to make unpopular decisions and if the Presidency is based on popularity we are ALL doomed

Sorry but Israel has been a US partner for decades and those who thought that they were helping Gaza by turning against them only hurt them even more.. - which anyone who used their brain instead of emotion knew was going to happen.. so know let’s see how they like the facism they voted in

Kim you have very little idea what the Biden administration really accomplished— like enforcing anti trust that neither party has done in decades.. FTC & DOJ looking to break down rules and abuses that negatively impact the lives of Americans ( like FDA patents that should not renew

That wasn’t the progressive Democrats that got that Kim- but a more moderate President who actually won and found a way to make some of it happen…there lies the difference…

The Democratic Party created SS under Pres FDR in 1935. While a third-party Progressive candidate, Theodore Roosevelt, first proposed social insurance, and other ideas like the Townsend Plan from the 1930s.

In 1965 The Southern states were Democrats not Republicans..and voted to create Medicare www.ssa.gov/history/tall...

history.house.gov/Institution/...

Actually the Republican Party was more progressive back then- it was Lincoln who freed the slaves — and today’s current Republicans were part of the Democratic Party back in the 30’s and only evolved into the current party after LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act.. 🤷‍♀️

What's your point?

Most Progressive ideas aren’t progressive but a rehash of ideas that we have considered for decades.. Problem- no one can seem to get the Republicans to join us to pass it— wonder why??

Universal Healthcare- idea born in the 30’s- yet we did get Medicare & ACA passed.. SS passed in the 30’s based on a growing population- but is now in trouble because there were fewer born after the boomers to support it.. so yes changes need to be made - the ones Reagan implemented didn’t fix it

What is the point - Today both parties are so busy trying to push their own agendas and have zero consideration for the needs and impacts on others.. We USED to discuss ideas not cling to a label and claim that only our ideas had validity

Good point.

I like the ideas that we are working for - but get frustrated by what I see is the need for immediate gratification and inability to see and promote the wins we were getting .. the progress we are now losing didn’t happen overnight.. 😔

You are trying to take credit for what both parties promoted back then- the parties today are not the same as they were then.. www.ssa.gov/history/tall...

It's been interesting talking with you and I wish you well.

Suggest you go look up the maps by political party back in the 1930’s - guess what the current Red states were Democrats back then…🤷‍♀️ It wasn’t until after 1968 when LBJ signed the Civil Rights act that the racist white Democrats switched parties.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souther...

Why should I care let them pull themselves up by their own bootstraps. I went years without insurance after graduating during the great recession let the boomers starve

A proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule to cap overdraft fees at $5 for large banks was passed by the Biden administration and was scheduled to take effect in October 2025, but Congress overturned the rule in April 2025.

Sorry but it wasn’t the ‘ Progressive’ Democrats that got those things done it was the ones that knew how to work across the aisle to get them done not just demand that the country make the change.. Universal Healthcare- idea as old as the 30’s - compromise was Medicare and later ACA.. Progress

You mean what my generation got that this generation is losing … don’t put up platitudes to me since I was part of the fight and it didn’t look anything like what this generation does today.. Unwillingness to compromise to make progressive change not instant gratification..

Assholes. It was a small help for people. Really?

Actually it wasn’t Congress that did so but Trump by executive order.. Doge also gutted the CFPB and now plan on letting the banks & institutions who abuse the public make the rules..🤷‍♀️

And Trump immediately gutted that rule alone with the CFPB… it wasn’t a law so easily changed when we Lost

It was set to begin in 2025. Social Security and Medicare.

Unfortunately what Trump has done with his 6k tax deductions for seniors is now make the date where SS benefits get cut by 23% from 2024 to 2032.. Since those SS taxes are paid directly into the SS trust fund to help pay benefits.. No plan to fix much talk about privatizing

The drug cap is currently in effect- my husband has benefitted from it this year- as of this month the two of his most expensive meds are free. ( Eliquis & Ozempic for his diabetes) - haven’t heard that this will change in 2026 yet.

Put in place by a MODERATE Democrat Elizabeth Warren.. thanks for making my point…

I consider her a progressive.

You may but you are incorrect- she is just someone trying to make the system better and unlike today’s need to label we didn’t used to use labels but actually just discussed ideas -and knew how to compromise to get things done.. Instead of the all or nothing attitude I hear today

I like Geoff Duncan he is a decent guy, BUT I agree. I'm so sick of all these Republicans diluting the Democrat party because they can force change in theirs! 🤬 Meanwhile we can put forward our policies because of them.

Lol *can't - I was walking and typing! 😋

Would that be Stacey Abrams? Give us a break. We need to break the Republicans. I am all for progressive candidates, but most of them suck.

Thanks Geoff for being normal. Republican or democrat, we need you to exercise your beliefs and values without being radical

What a great choice for Governor for the citizen's of Georgia.

That’s not an easy thing to do. Lot of death threats I’m sure.

Probably switched because he can’t win on the republican ticket. Don’t trust him. 👎🏻

I don’t like the switch. Don’t trust it.

Do it.

Smells funny

Ex Republican men are hot 💙

We dems need to do some of these deep fake plants! I can think of a couple of refascitards that we fell for! Yeah bitches I'm looking straight at you!!!

Jared Golden is suspiciously voting with the Nazi block on most issues as well.

Fetterman needs to go

I'm sorry, but, it's too soon to consider any Republican switching to Democrat, and suddenly running for office as a Democrat... it's too suspicious, and we can't give him the benefit of the doubt without risking shooting ourselves in the foot again, regardless of how sincere he appears

Bullshit. He is a Republican who hates trump. That is still a Republican who will harm regular Americans with his policies.

Didn’t hate Trump or Republican policy enough to stand up to their absolute bullshit until now? Doubtful.

Do we trust him? 🤷‍♀️

Hummm, I’m not trusting this one… yet

👏👏👏

Fan-f’ing-tastic

Thank you.

This is just one reason why two parties are not enough.

He really is a good guy

Are you sure?

And smart!

Vet the shit out if this guy before trusting him with your vote!

He could be abother JD Vance! Ijs

With a well-gelled coiffure such as that, And the coached grin, It's no wonder he realizes where the greasy butter is on his bread.

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

Also true. 🎩

Hmmmm…At this point, its too early to trust him. Although I do appreciate that he saw the light and became a democrat instead of a corrupt and incompetent Republican. I still don’t trust him….yet.

Low bar to praise a man for not comiting a crime.

Is he though? Really? This is pretty late in the journey to be jumping off the Trump train. And his rationale for doing it was more "he's not doing enough of the right stuff," rather than "I abhor everything Trump is doing & recognize the illegality of most of it."

He can't be that good or smart if it took him this long to realize what a shitpile the GOP is and has been for 40 years.

I don’t trust Republicans- including George- they literally enabled this shit show.

Agree 1 million percent.

Don't support him progies- you can continue the debate in your striped pajamas in one of the concentration camps we'll all be in in a few years. Sick of your shit that's helping (and helped last Nov.) the Repugs!

He is a very good man. He is NOT a Democrat

In 10 years there is no Florida.

Any decent person who has identified as Republican knows the Republican Party is now gone. It has been taken over.

I will have to research him.

I don’t have any other proof, but he could start by taking off the disguise of being white, Christian/Protestant (WASP/C), and an immigrant descendant of those who nearly wiped out the native people of North America. Take off the suit and tie, don't look like them

With your endorsement, I hope he'll go far.

I’ll give him money

Sarcasm? It's so hard to tell anymore.

He’s a conservative but refused to go along with the Big Lie and was vocal in defending the integrity of the 2020 election. Definitely not MAGA. His voting record on abortion and gun control sucks, but he seem pragmatic and could be a contender for Gov of GA which has been red since 2002.

Then you know the answer. He's not a Democrat.

It’ll be up to the Georgia Dems to decide if he’s going to be their nominee, if he decides to run for Governor. If I lived in GA I wouldn’t vote for him in a primary, but if it was him and the alternative was Kemp, I would consider voting for a lesser of two evils.

You would have no choice after the primary.

Staying home is always a choice, but it’s rarely a good one.

Can't skip voting.

Yep. That's what so many races boil down to these days. The devil you know . . . Or the lesser of the two evils.

Thanks for the info. I'll check him out.

I’ve listened to him interviewed on Pod Save America and a few other podcasts, and he seems like a John McCain/Adam Kinzinger type pragmatic conservative that’s all but extinct in the GOP right now. But that voting record.😬

Not sold

Yeah, that's hard to get past.

Would be great for red Gov Georgia. Truly a man that stayed true to his oath & would not go along with Shitler's lies and spoke out.

Hi👋😀nasty woman here🫶in hell👇 thanks for the info

No, Duncan is truly a good man. Did the right thing at the risk of falling out of favor.

He's pro life and against any reasonable form of gun control. Thanks, but I'll pass.

In light of all the crap he went thru, I'm willing to bet he's changed in his thinking. He could have changed to an Independent. I'd love to hear him interviewed or hear him in a debate. I've learned over time that not only can I change but so can other ppl. Watch what ppl do, not what they say.

I can’t to the comments to try and figure that out myself. I don’t trust any “ex gop”.

Yeah, I'm pretty wary of them. They all seem opportunistic to me and not at all sincere.

I know I wouldn't trust him.

I don't either.

Read up on him before you come to judgment.

Already have, but thanks for the tip.

I trust him.

Why? Seems like everyone throwing cold water on this are potential trolls.

Don’t trust him

Country Over Party. We may not be able to save the Republican Party - it's corrupt through and through. But we'll Need at Least a second party to keep the other(s) honest. Bull Moose had a run, and Roosevelt wouldn't be the Worst founder.

My question would be… what did he believe that led him into a life of politics as a Republican? And… why would we believe that, after Tricia Cotham stealthed into the NC Congress as a Dem, then switched parties to Republican… giving them a super majority. No thanks.

He is very measured and seems a genuine person.

Never thought it possible to find a nice looking Democrat. He looks believable.

Sorry, I don't trust any repub changing party to dem. He's doing it not because he believes in democratic policies but because the repubs are so hated now. Come on, dems, pick a guy that's been democratic for years. Pay attention, vote for real democrats.

He's not switching because he changed policy. He's switching because he believes in American Democracy. Democracy doesn't guarantee a liberal outcome, it guarantees that if you get too radical on EITHER side, the PEOPLE get to toss you out.. Let's Toss every last REPUBLICAN OUT.

This. Thank you. We cannot continue to denigrate those who understand and come to a conclusion that democracy is on the brink of elimination in America. Honestly, I think it’s past, too much work done by the GOP minions to manipulate the vote; but, if there’s a chance, hold the F onto it

I don't want to vote for a former repub just to elect them and have them switch back to repub once they are in office. Let him show he believes democratic policies a couple of years first.

I understand that. At the same time, you have to give people a chance. Good people do have conservative values. He very well could be one of them.

So let him run for mayor of a city first.