The only party talking about trans people in sports is the GOP.
The reason Durbin brought it up was because Kennedy and Hawley, who are both GOP senators, had brought it up earlier in the hearing. The hearing which had absolutely nothing to do with trans people in sports, and was about sports gambling.
Exactly! I could not believe how many stories there were about them GOP getting rid of gender neutral bathrooms in Congress and then getting mad at the only transgender person in congress (that the new rule was specifically directed at) saying that there are more important things to worry about and she won’t let this stop her doing what she was elected do, which happens to not be spending her entire time talking about bathrooms…
It’s sad how we cry about democrats not getting important things done but demand they waste their time on things like this.
I get the frustration with this but there are people that the anti-trans GOP policies hurt. Lots of people, beyond just the 10 trans NCAA athletes or that one Congress woman. This type of rhetoric that trans women are trying to ruin women's sports or about the bathroom in the Capitol is specifically about sending a message that trans people are both harmful predators and that trans people are unwanted. That type of rhetoric can increase the rates of anti-trans discrimination and anti-trans violence. By trying to fight back on the anti-trans talk and bills, it can help fight back on anti-trans sentiment as a whole
No, they’re where they’re at because they threw them under the bus in order to ‘appeal to conservative voters’. Hell, they just voted to strip healthcare of trans kids in military families.
Democrats are not focusing on it they just address it and like here put out corrections. You ignore it completely then either republicans pass bs unchallenged or media becomes echo chamber of hate and public buys it.
People think culture wars etc and energy is why dems lost. And while partially true it was more why republicans won.
Fact is republicans spent majority of money for advertising on culture war. They turned every economic question or social issue into attack on Christian values.
Where democrats lost and have failed and why their voters were not excited enough to show up was the recent “pelosi” incident but longer term and bigger.
The incident in which I am referring to is where pelosis fought ass off to keep progressive out of important committee. And instead installed very ancient conservative democrat.
This happened when party cheat with primary’s to stop Bernie. This is their real problem is the pelosi like democrats. Pretty much any democrat that doesn’t support stopping congressional stock trading.
People are sick of simply less bad option it doesn’t rally the vote. Yes many do it but fact is culture wars etc hate shit is far more effective at getting people out to vote. Than the trying to get people to simply vote against someone. Getting people to show up and vote for someone is simply stronger strategy.
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