Popular Post Armani? Posted October 12 Popular Post Posted October 12 And the bigots still aren't going to vote for him Why is he conceding to Republicans culture war bullshit? 14 1
wastedpotential Posted October 12 Posted October 12 (edited) I don't imagine there being much crossover in the "I'm not voting for Ted Cruz because he went to Cancun that one time" and the transphobic crowd, so this might get him... dozens of voters at the expense of basic human decency Edited October 12 by wastedpotential 1
Sheep Posted October 12 Posted October 12 Put all bigots on a national registry and slowly erode their rights before marking then exterminating them. 4 1 2
Into The Void Posted October 12 Posted October 12 (edited) Still better than Ted Cruz tho who i absolutely despise Edited October 12 by Into The Void 2
noodlelymph Posted October 12 Posted October 12 The "we need to win elections" at the expense of genocide, undocumented folk, and now trans ppl crowd going to be quiet about this 7 8 1
Suilen Posted October 12 Posted October 12 I wouldn't put it past Democrats to eventually become like the Labour Party when it comes to trans issues. The signs are already here. 1
IBeMe Posted October 12 Posted October 12 and yet AOC and Bernie were just there campaigning for him This is why progressives who think they can effect change from the inside - through the dem party need to WAKE UP. The dem party is becoming more and more center right (some would say it has always been that way but it for sure is moving away from the center lately) and while that could be a good move to win elections it also runs counter and totally against what progressives goals are. The US needs more parties. Break this consensus duopoly my God guys....there needs to be at least 4 solid parties competing against each other....this is a joke on so many levels.
Letters From Adi Posted October 12 Posted October 12 Dems have many closet Republicans in them and then their supporters try to gaslight people by saying "no, we are different from those bigoted people" Both go around bombing innocent people at the end of the day, so it's like picking between "getting bombed" vs "getting bombed with DEI"
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted October 12 ATRL Moderator Posted October 12 Kentucky’s Democratic governor won re-election with a wide margin in 2022 while being attacked for being pro-trans and responded by saying trans Kentuckians are as Kentuckian as he is. There is no reason to parrot anti-trans bulls*** in Texas when trans people in sport is not a real issue relevant to running for Congress, nor is it something normal people think about. Such a stupid move on his part. Even if we put the moral questionability on the side, it makes no sense electorally for him to capitulate to this weak attack. 11 2
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted October 12 ATRL Moderator Posted October 12 9 minutes ago, Bloo said: Kentucky’s Democratic governor won re-election with a wide margin in 2022 while being attacked for being pro-trans and responded by saying trans Kentuckians are as Kentuckian as he is. There is no reason to parrot anti-trans bulls*** in Texas when trans people in sport is not a real issue relevant to running for Congress, nor is it something normal people think about. Such a stupid move on his part. Even if we put the moral questionability on the side, it makes no sense electorally for him to capitulate to this weak attack. It's weirdly desperate for a candidate who isn't even expected to win. If he was tracking for an upset and saw his numbers slipping because of these attacks, then there might be a need to respond. But otherwise, just ignore it and try to reframe the message on your own terms.
Distantconstellation Posted October 12 Posted October 12 1 hour ago, IBeMe said: and yet AOC and Bernie were just there campaigning for him This is why progressives who think they can effect change from the inside - through the dem party need to WAKE UP. The dem party is becoming more and more center right (some would say it has always been that way but it for sure is moving away from the center lately) and while that could be a good move to win elections it also runs counter and totally against what progressives goals are. The US needs more parties. Break this consensus duopoly my God guys....there needs to be at least 4 solid parties competing against each other....this is a joke on so many levels. I agree with what u are saying but we need another choice to vote for that is not Jill Stein, because she's a grifter... Also allred is trying to win an election in Texas of all places u have to remember that. When tim walz first ran he ran as a "moderate" corporate type dem. It wasn't until he got into office that he started implementing a progressives agenda. Maybe the key is to not run as a progressive to win elections and then when u get into office just implement progressives policies. As far as the culture war bullshit I'm so tired of it both from the maga insane crowd and from the twitter woke crowd. Yall both need to go away 1
Fleahive Posted October 12 Posted October 12 Did anyone watch the video? Where did he say trans women are men? Quick! QUICK! This is such a stretch y'all just like to pretend to be mad at everything. He's clearly trying to appeal to moderates and republicans to gain favor. His track record has been posted above but it'll be ignored because rage bait. 1 5
LegaMyth Posted October 12 Posted October 12 I can look at him and tell that he'll bobble-head a Trans-woman in a heartbeat.
teresaguidice Posted October 12 Posted October 12 8 minutes ago, Fleahive said: He's clearly trying to appeal to moderates and republicans to gain favor. we know lol 2
Onyxmage Posted October 12 Posted October 12 Hes just doing that to get their vote. Hes gonna switch like an *** and help pass the equality rights act.
Wonderland Posted October 12 Posted October 12 The political calculus on this is just… He's now done what I fear Democrats have been doing a lot of recently and that's completely misjudging their right-wing appeals on certain issues. Polling has shown that most of these manoeuvres have not improved their electoral calculus. You just end up pissing off more of your base and it actually costs you net voters. All he had to do was sit there and run ad after ad of Ted Cruz fleeing to Cancun. That's the one issue he has strikethrough with on voters across the political spectrum and it's also probably why he's so close to Ted in polls in the first place given how bland and lifeless he has been as a candidate. I almost want Beto back for another run at this point
Distantconstellation Posted October 12 Posted October 12 7 minutes ago, Wonderland said: The political calculus on this is just… He's now done what I fear Democrats have been doing a lot of recently and that's completely misjudging their right-wing appeals on certain issues. Polling has shown that most of these manoeuvres have not improved their electoral calculus. You just end up pissing off more of your base and it actually costs you net voters. All he had to do was sit there and run ad after ad of Ted Cruz fleeing to Cancun. That's the one issue he has strikethrough with on voters across the political spectrum and it's also probably why he's so close to Ted in polls in the first place given how bland and lifeless he has been as a candidate. I almost want Beto back for another run at this point No beto killed his chances after his gun comment and his embarrassing presidential race. Yall don't seem to learn your lesson. He needs to stay away. It's like dems taking advice from hilary Clinton. She's deeply disliked and she needs to stay as far away as possible
Uncatena Posted October 12 Posted October 12 the magafication of Democrats this election cycle needs to be studied 2
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