As others have said, I'm not voting for any politician who moves to the right on trans issues. - ThreadSky

parkermolloy.com • 3 days ago

As others have said, I'm not voting for any politician who moves to the right on trans issues.

NEW: Third Way President Jon Cowan has a must-read column on how Democrats seize the center on transgender policy in @politico.com this morning. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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ranglecat.bsky.social•3 days ago

Shit, I didn't realize Jon Cowan was the president of third fucking way. I don't even know what that is, but I can surmise from the name it has to be some professional centrist think tank trash, right? I already said fuck that guy in a previous post but to reiterate FUCK THAT GUY

mediumtrainnerd.bsky.social•3 days ago

i thought there was data that the they/them add had very negligible needle movement for anyone?

deleuzionale.bsky.social•3 days ago

yeah, i havent seen any data that suggests it made any real difference. i also find it very hard to imagine a swing voter who would have voted for the dems if not for trans people.
this is just another pundit trying to mask his own bigoted views under the veil of "electoral strategy"

jaderoutson.bsky.social•3 days ago

Big same

scotsdragon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Moving to the right on trans issues is a sign of vast moral bankruptcy that will clearly affect the vast majority of other policies.

mattdmccoy.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm not trans, but it seems like defending the right of trans people to EXIST shouldn't be a tough call. If Dems can't even do this, what does the party actually believe in, and why should we support it?

rapieress.bsky.social•3 days ago

On any issue for me. Bless Obama’s heart, but placating to the right has not served the people well. 😬

skweetis.bsky.social•3 days ago

In this respect, I am a single-issue voter.

ereller.bsky.social•3 days ago

This thread is the dumbest shit I’ve read today. The extreme left position of…letting trans people live their lives? Sure let’s just use the right wing framing here.

caribouwireless.bsky.social•3 days ago

In which decade was Third Way last relevant? I forget

ronhogan.bsky.social•3 days ago

In what decade was Third Way EVER relevant?

Third Way is what happened when the Lead or Leave guys got old and decided maybe they didn’t want to sound too confrontational anymore, lest it offend the donors.

caribouwireless.bsky.social•3 days ago

There are still people in DC who think 1992 changed the political equation but don't want to admit losing the House to a naked criminal like Gingrich two years later is part and parcel of what it changed into

jimpharo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well how else are elite Dems supposed to ensure their continuing failure?

rscottp.bsky.social•3 days ago

Me either. Actually I’m not voting for them if they move right on any issue.

ktbobaytee.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nothing says 'vote for me' like repeatedly demonstrating that you stand for nothing, will fight for nothing, and aren't just willing but eager to betray the constituencies you court.

mkmittel.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trans (and Human) rights are non-negotiable.

supernessie64.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why can’t democrats listen to JB Pritzker? He’s ridiculously popular because he fights for his values and doesn’t give an inch to fascism

alecpendrag.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes because the left should never stand up for persecuted minorities...

Anyone moving right on civil rights should just join the GoP.

aamop.bsky.social•3 days ago

Enjoy irrelevance and oppression!

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