Yup! And people are more obvious than they think about trying to pass their grievances off as "Democrats need to do this to win elections". If you're favorably collecting all the soundbites from Dem congressmen who are taking shots at trans people - I get you, I see what you're doing. May it age as poorly as what a bunch of conservative Dems did after 2004.
The problem is there's never any ground for reasonable debate. I would bet dollars to donuts that a majority of Democrats aren't supportive of letting biological men compete in women's sports, but trying to just open up a respectful discussion on that is immediately shutdown as "attacking the trans community" . .sorry your median voter sees this dynamic and doesn't like it. It also opens the door for more regressive, reactionary positions and policies to gain more support.
Both things can be true. 1) We need a reasonable answer on women's sports that respects Trans women's right to participate in society without unfair advantage 2) it's likely at the bottom of issues the vast majority of people care about.
It is at the bottom of issues of concern but vibes are important. If people only voted on the issues, the GOP wouldnтАЩt win very much. The whole thing is a popularity contest first and foremost, period.
This is Christmas time for dems with grievances
Yup! And people are more obvious than they think about trying to pass their grievances off as "Democrats need to do this to win elections". If you're favorably collecting all the soundbites from Dem congressmen who are taking shots at trans people - I get you, I see what you're doing. May it age as poorly as what a bunch of conservative Dems did after 2004.
The problem is there's never any ground for reasonable debate. I would bet dollars to donuts that a majority of Democrats aren't supportive of letting biological men compete in women's sports, but trying to just open up a respectful discussion on that is immediately shutdown as "attacking the trans community" . .sorry your median voter sees this dynamic and doesn't like it. It also opens the door for more regressive, reactionary positions and policies to gain more support.
Both things can be true. 1) We need a reasonable answer on women's sports that respects Trans women's right to participate in society without unfair advantage 2) it's likely at the bottom of issues the vast majority of people care about.
It is at the bottom of issues of concern but vibes are important. If people only voted on the issues, the GOP wouldnтАЩt win very much. The whole thing is a popularity contest first and foremost, period.