Numerous Democratic midterm candidates have previously made anti-trans statements or voted for anti-trans legislation. Trans journalist Erin Reed published a list yesterday of these candidates and advised her followers not to vote for them, lest their victories convince the Democratic Party “that throwing transgender people under the bus is a winning strategy,” Reed wrote.
I’m glad I don’t have to make that call because my state isn’t one of them. That said, the existential threat of a permanent fascist takeover of the country takes precedence for me. I have lots of ways I can and do support trans folk outside of the ballot box if I had a shitty representative. I could even call them and make clear I will support a primary challenge to them on my next opportunity if they don’t change.
If this place becomes an authoritarian fascist shithole, there’s little to be done other than hide them in our basements.
I suppose it all depends on how much faith folks have that that can’t happen here — I don’t have that faith.
remember the time the principled and scientific guys defeated genocide joe by staying home, and chuck schumer went “ah I see now the error of my ways I will never support a genocide again or back centrist candidates”
glad to see a highly successful operation like the campaign to stop genocide joe repeat itself
Remember how that led to people like Mamdani winning?
Almost like taking a principled stance can pay off where as the vote blue no matter who crowd way of the past 50 years has only lead to fascism taking over.
This is disingenuous and wrong, the idiots who cast protest votes or stayed home in 2024 had no role in electing Mamdani. Shame on you for trying to take credit for his win.
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