Extremely true, but my point is Dems absolutely didn’t RUN on caring about trans people. It’s idiotic to imply that they did. - ThreadSky

pftompkins.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Extremely true, but my point is Dems absolutely didn’t RUN on caring about trans people. It’s idiotic to imply that they did.

Reposted from Corvus Twig

It also doesn't matter if fighting for trans rights is a losing strategy or not. Fighting for Trans rights is the right thing to do. Not to mention it's fully supported by all the real science.

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stevenbfla.bsky.social•6 days ago

I'm trying to remember any of the campaign messaging. And I'm coming up blank beyond trying to convince never-Democrat, not-Trump Republicans that it was OK to vote Democratic.

Zero moral stances. And Americans don't like that.

william-s-churros.bsky.social•6 days ago

right? harris was asked point blank if she supported trans rights and she was like "i support following the law" like okay yeah it was definitely support for trans people that lost the election. wtf

mickey-buntzestes.bsky.social•6 days ago

That was a huge oof

william-s-churros.bsky.social•6 days ago

it was, truly!

mickey-buntzestes.bsky.social•6 days ago

Talk about tone deaf

rifka.bsky.social•6 days ago

Unfortunately you have struck a deep vein of idiot

mickey-buntzestes.bsky.social•6 days ago

Dems ran mostly on the platform of twerking & cowardice

corvustwig.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh I agree and knew what you meant. I was doing a little "yes and." Definitely one of the huge annoyances saying the Dems went too progressive when they objectively did not.

adamultraberg.bsky.social•6 days ago

They ran on fecklessly being attacked about it

bongfurby.org•6 days ago

hey, as a trans person, thank you for acknowledging this and talking about it

socialismforall.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah I don't think Corvus was implying that

bencatnobi.bsky.social•6 days ago

But if you're not actively (and loudly and annoyingly) against them, then you're for them. 🙃

tawnimarshall.bsky.social•6 days ago

Their entire strategy for countering $200Mil in anti-trans messaging was essentially:

notjudedanger.bsky.social•6 days ago

And now a lot of people in the party are tossing Gavin into the 2028 race pool despite him throwing trans people under a bus. It is a bit ridiculous.

jeffreyd.bsky.social•6 days ago

they ran from it though

aliceinkeynes.bsky.social•6 days ago

Here's your attention, Migleemo.

pftompkins.bsky.social•6 days ago

You’re the one following me genius

aliceinkeynes.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yeah, time to fix that.

pftompkins.bsky.social•6 days ago

HOORAY

metaphysician.bsky.social•6 days ago

What?

sweetbobby.bsky.social•6 days ago

The only conviction they have is that they need to be an amorphous centrist blob that responds only to polling.

wattle.bsky.social•6 days ago

They ran on "Look! Liz Cheney!"

screwedjoan.bsky.social•6 days ago

it’s actually like a huge thing that people pointed out at the time how loathe the harris campaign was to mention us at all, they absolutely did not want to talk about us and avoided it as much as possible out of fear of giving the other side ammo

raoulduke1976.bsky.social•6 days ago

Even as they were running those fucked up “she’s for them” ads she refused to even mention it as if it would just go away. Now it’s trans people’s fault because the parties run by cowards.

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

Some people thought we were.

>“Throughout her vice presidency, Kamala Harris has collaborated with President Biden to lay a foundation for strong support of transgender Americans."

https://transequality.org/news/advocates-trans-equality-endorses-vice-president-kamala-harris-president

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

These guys, too.

>Kamala Harris is a trailblazer and has been a champion for LGBTQ+ equality for decades: from leading the fight in San Francisco against hate crimes and her work in California to end the so-called gay and transgender “panic defense” to her early support for marriage equality.

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

A couple people, anyway.

>GLAAD has documented Vice President Kamala Harris’ LGBTQ record on education issues, including her record on intellectual freedom in classrooms and libraries, transgender health care, and the right to learn accurate American history.

https://glaad.org/fact-sheet-harris-education/

pftompkins.bsky.social•6 days ago

Did you honestly hear about any of this with anything approaching regularity during that campaign

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

Yes, but I consume a lot of politics news.

klbtn.bsky.social•6 days ago

they did not RUN on it.

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

They GOVERNED on it.

pftompkins.bsky.social•6 days ago

How much did you see democrats talking about this stuff? Not groups endorsing candidates— how much did you see the presidential campaign talk about it? Enough to say they RAN on it? Much less LOST on it? I was not a “low information voter” and I barely heard a peep about social issues

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•6 days ago

Okay, I've misunderstood.

No, transgender rights weren't the centerpiece of Harris's campaign, but I also don't think Democrats abandoned transgender people (as some are suggesting) either.

I don't like people implying that Democrats didn't give a damn OR that transgender people cost the election.

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