Georgia’s former Republican lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan has made a dramatic political shift, citing the GOP’s failure to address healthcare, poverty, and immigration with compassion.
🔄 The Journey: Duncan’s transition wasn’t triggered by a single event—not even Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, which caused his initial conflict with his political party. Instead, Duncan describes a gradual realization that Republican policies made it increasingly difficult to “love my neighbor.”
🏥 Healthcare Crisis: Nearly 11.4% of Georgians lack health insurance, with 85% of them living in working households. Duncan criticizes the Republican solution of “just get a job” when most uninsured Georgians already work but can’t afford coverage.
Duncan pointed out in an o