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TexasTowelie

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Thu Apr 8, 2021, 01:31 PM Apr 2021

Georgia Lt. Gov. Unlikely to Run Again After Taking on Trump

Source: AP

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s lieutenant governor is unlikely to run for a second term, his chief of staff said Thursday, after he was among the most high-profile Republicans to openly contradict former President Donald Trump’s false claims about fraud in the November election.

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan may instead take on a greater role with GOP 2.0, a group he co-founded that is trying to help shape the party’s path forward in the post-Trump era, said Duncan’s chief of staff, John Porter.

Duncan has yet to make a final decision, Porter said.

Speaking out against Trump has given Duncan a national platform and won plaudits from moderates and even some Democrats. But it has also made him a target among the conservative base of the Republican Party, with some vowing to back a primary challenger against him.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-04-08/georgia-lt-gov-unlikely-to-run-again-after-taking-on-trump

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Georgia Lt. Gov. Unlikely to Run Again After Taking on Trump (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2021 OP
Yet another example of "Everything trump touches..." cyndensco Apr 2021 #1
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