GOP Georgia Lt Governor Won’t Seek Reelection

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said Monday that he won’t be seeking a second term as Georgia’s No. 2 official and will instead focus on building a “GOP 2.0” movement that urges fellow Republicans to envision a party beyond former President Donald Trump.

The lieutenant governor would have faced a difficult campaign for a second term after his repeated criticism of Trump, which includes social media posts and appearances on cable shows panning the party’s leader for lying about widespread election fraud in Georgia.

Read the full article. Death threats, no doubt.

Just in: Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a Trump critic, tells the @ajc why he will not run for a second term in 2022 #gapol https://t.co/r5DX0ZLSI1

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) May 17, 2021