Former Republican Georgia Governor Duncan and Troye National Security Advisor Mike Pence in the WIZM studio about Harris and Trump

Two prominent Republicans fed up with Donald Trump stop by the La Crosse Talk PM WIZM studio Friday to discuss why they're traveling across the country to campaign for Kamala Harris.

Georgia's former Republican lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, and Mike Pence's former national security adviser, Olivia Troye, go into detail about why they believe this is such a crucial time for democracy and the Republican Party to vote for Harris and ending Trump's campaign in politics.

Dr. came to the discussion. Anthony Chergosky, a political science professor at UW-La Crosse, who is helping analyze the political spectrum of this election

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Of course, before we delve deeper, we had to delve into Duncan's baseball past – he was a standout pitcher at Georgia Tech and was drafted by the Florida Marlins. We talked about how he was playing around the same time Alex Rodriguez was with the Appleton Foxes. And we've unlocked a key reminder for Duncan, who was once called “The Vulture” – as he somehow managed 10 wins and 13 saves in a season – and may be called the Vulture again at the end of this election.

Politically, we discussed how Trump flooded the media with outrageous rhetoric and brought up two things he said just this week, including in Green Bay. At a rally there, Trump said he would protect all women and “I'm going to do it whether the women like it or not.”

We also discussed the Whisper Caucus, a group of conservatives working with the Republican Party under Trump, and what that means for the future of the Republican Party.

On national security, we learned how Trump is joining the dictators and how the rest of the world is watching and worrying about the possible outcome of the election with a second term for Trump.

And we got into compassion, one of the themes of Duncan's book, “GOP 2.0: How the 2020 Election Can Lead to a Better Path Forward for America's Conservative Party.”

Finally (33:20), Chergosky commented on the unique position Duncan and Troye have put themselves in by campaigning in several swing states for Republicans to choose Harris in this election.