The thing so wild about all these “The democrats need to adopt a more centrist position on trans rights” is that it’s what they’re already doing? Last election saw a bunch of leftist candidates run “haha I don’t actually support trans people in sports” publicity things and they ended up losing - ThreadSky

ladyemily.nebula.tv • 1 day ago

The thing so wild about all these “The democrats need to adopt a more centrist position on trans rights” is that it’s what they’re already doing? Last election saw a bunch of leftist candidates run “haha I don’t actually support trans people in sports” publicity things and they ended up losing

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velaethia.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dont you see we just need to keep comprimising with the fascists until there is no difference at all between democrats and republicans!

chrisfratz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Reminds me of a Last Week Tonight clip.
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJoGUdzAOSFabec6lnrfXBCO8qgoW1psS

ladyemily.nebula.tv•1 day ago

Any democrat strategy that tries to “no I’m not” GOP attacks has to reckon with the fact that no matter what actual centrist position you adopt, conservatives will still call you a baby killing satanist gay commie, so might as well publicize and stick to some actual convictions

pazuzuonline.bsky.social•1 day ago

Democrats are only interested in Republican voters and it's inane

mindstorm8191.bsky.social•1 day ago

It is. And for some Republican voters, the only way they'll ever get their vote is if they completely switch parties

velaethia.bsky.social•1 day ago

They need to stop saying "No I'm not" and just go full commie. Or at least socialist. They're already going to be called it. The sane people will realize it's good and the mad people weren't going to vote for them because they already thought they were commie.

morganics.bsky.social•1 day ago

If the "they called me racist so I just decided to become one" psychology actually worked, the democrats would be a lot more interesting going by what the repubs call them

thewearybard.bsky.social•1 day ago

*Raises hand*

"Sorry, ma'am, what convictions? I was told this gig was just for the money."

^the problem^

lmnisop.bsky.social•1 day ago

"convictions? That's why I was a prosecutor" - democrats, probably

pjbrissy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Especially when you can so easily deflect. “I’m not running on culture war nonsense”, “Aren’t you against big government? Why should the state dictate how people live their lives?”, “You’re only talking about this because you have no plan for the majority of the people.” Don’t engage, call them out.

kwierso.com•1 day ago

"Sorry, I'm just not into identity politics..."

springtick.bsky.social•1 day ago

Seeing all those who praised Kamala Harris for running a centrist campaign, only to go "well she didn't actually run one" after she lost is some insane mental gymnastics

kaiserneko.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unfortunately, these idiots think that the conservatives winning means that they need to be LESS progressive...

alexweitzman.bsky.social•1 day ago

I might describe it as “the conservatives winning means they have the EXCUSE to be less progressive”.

goldensama.bsky.social•1 day ago

Which is so insane! They constantly run to the right - especially about trans and queer stuff - and then they lose! Nobody wants “diet bigotry” with Dems!

goronamber.bsky.social•1 day ago

They're so obsessed with trying to win over Republican voters when they can't seem to grasp that a lot of them vote based purely on the letter next to the candidate's name.

pdxsunshine.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think for many of them, it's an attempt to mainstream their own transphobia. Like, Carville, for example, clearly just doesn't like trans people, and he wants that to be the official party platform.

madcap1970.bsky.social•1 day ago

Different issue, but I felt like a huge portion of the debate was Kamala going "NO ACTUALLY I LOVE COPS AND STRONG BORDERS" and look what that accomplished

thewearybard.bsky.social•1 day ago

The secret, is that the people in charge of government and media *really* hate trans people and aren't budging on it, so they have to try and gaslight society

eepyrose.bsky.social•1 day ago

I long for a political landscape that doesn't view me as a losing issue.

superphilx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anywhere else in the world the democrats would be considered a center right party

coffeecongee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Center right in western Europe maybe. To countries which are victims of US imperialism (e.g. Palestine, which is currently the victim of a US-backed genocide), Democrats are far right.

someasshole.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anyone that hates trans people existing is already going to go for the genuine article. They will not go for a Democrat that says "we're also okay with them not existing, as a treat."

And yet they consistently step on that rake.

bluebunaoi.bsky.social•1 day ago

MAGAs love trans issues because they are a tiny fraction of the population who can be made into a major wedge issue. "We can steal and dismantle anything we want if we promise nothing and make our campaign entirely about how dangerous trans people are". Unfortunately most folks care abt human rights

steinlaus90.bsky.social•1 day ago

Surly people will vote for me, if we do everything the same as the other party.

doubleunderscore.bsky.social•1 day ago

Their consultants are hard-stuck in this idea that the electorate has fixed political positions, and that therefore any election loss is just "you weren't right-wing enough".

The idea that they can manufacture support is just entirely lost on them. Everything sacrifices in the name of Big Tent.

doubleunderscore.bsky.social•1 day ago

And by the gods, the entitlement.

Rather than accepting that their strategy (which does not win elections) is bad, these clowns just endlessly deflect onto "The left owes us their vote because we're the lesser evil". Letting the country burn to the ground just so they can smugly go "Told you so".

cansadodetodo.bsky.social•1 day ago

The democrats are right wing. Saying they should be more centrist means they should go left instead of what they're doing (court the far right cause centrists and leftists can't vote for anyone else but the Dems).

taramemed.titty.gay•1 day ago

The data showed “Kamala is for they/them” ads didn’t resonate and trans issues ranked very low on voter priorities, but since the actual culprit of their loss is the same failed neoliberal economic agenda they hope to run on in 2028 to enrich their donors we’re being made out as the scapegoat.

taramemed.titty.gay•1 day ago

All of it is clearly in bad faith. Look up any voter concern exit poll from 2024 and the top issue for voters of both parties was economy/inflation.

The Dems dont actually care about fixing what went wrong. They just need a scapegoat (us) so they can continue business as usual helping their donors.

taramemed.titty.gay•1 day ago

Not to mention Andy Beshear is one of the most outspoken about publicly defending trans ppl and he wins the governorship in *Kentucky*. There isn’t any basis to blame us. It’s all ill will.

missvaleriemae.bsky.social•1 day ago

The democrat’s existing position on trans rights:

chernobylhobo.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's insane how much they want to revisionist history Kamala's campaign into some kind of radical social justice movement and not an exceedingly moderate campaign that was terrified of believing in things. They can't even move any more to center than they already have.

stormypanda.bsky.social•1 day ago

Worse: they earnestly think they were radical by not vomiting at the mention of trans people

clwho.bsky.social•1 day ago

They've moved beyond the center to the right and they are still called socialists, marxists and communists. On top of that they are alienating the left wing people in doing so.

There is a reason they keep snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.

mysteriousgrayart.bsky.social•1 day ago

The consequence of treating your voters like focus groups you need to cater to, instead of minds you need to win.

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