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.

  • aaa999@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    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

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      and chuck schumer went “ah I see now the error of my ways I will never support a genocide again or back centrist candidates”

      Nailed it.

      This kind of scenario - basically, “and everyone clapped” - is exactly how so many so-called leftists imagine things playing out. It’s mildly embarrassing when someone does this during their first foray into adulthood and first election. Heck, everyone was a teenager once. But it’s so cringe when I see supposed adults still carrying on like this.

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      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.

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        13 days ago

        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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        step 1 fuck up, step 2 ???, step 3 take credit for the efforts of serious people

        you mean mamdani the guy who happily works with hochul and other centrists thus pissing off genocidejoespam crew?

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        People like Mamdani won because people voted for them in primaries, and then voted in the general. Protest non-voters didn’t lead to shit, except Republican victories.