Sooooooo... Hatred alone will not be enough. Bigotry alone will not be enough. Willful ignorance, religious ugliness and pure idiocy will not be enough. They need a "compelling economic alternative..." to whom? To what? THEY'VE BEEN IN POWER.
Looks to me like they're fucked.
But let's not get complacent. Register. Vote. Get everyone you know to vote!
Terri Schilling heads APP and truly is the biggest pos in America. He gleefully advertises how they ran focus groups after the 2018 GOP wipeout and found that demonizing transgender individuals was their best path to success. What level of amorality has to exist in a human to feel igniting this degree of hatred on fellow citizens is warranted?
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution. Schilling is one of them.
As I have been saying all along, picking on the transgender community is not working. Even the anti-trans American Principles Project appears to be waking up to the fact that Republicans and people like Elon Musk, who continue pushing anti-transgender advertisements, are not going to win elections by attacking a small, vulnerable community.
Virginia’s elections last year provided a clear warning: voters are not interested in politicians who spend their time targeting transgender people instead of addressing the real problems facing Americans.
The public is tired of the negativity, the fearmongering, and the endless political attacks. They want politicians to focus on what actually matters: the cost of living, affordable housing, healthcare, and making life better for working families.
Republicans and their wealthy supporters can keep wasting millions on anti-transgender ads, but the American people are paying attention. They see politicians trying to distract them from the issues that affect their everyday lives.
The transgender community deserves dignity, equality, and the freedom to live their lives without being used as a political punching bag. And voters deserve leaders who focus on solving problems—not creating new ones.
November is coming. The American people have the power to send a message at the polls. Vote for candidates who will represent all Americans, protect our rights, and put the real needs of the people ahead of political attacks.
The only saving grace is that the social conservatives always misread tepid support as a mandate and overplay their hand. It’s painful that the trans community has to endure another round of hate but hopefully the haters punch themselves out a bit.
Wait, what? Their message is basically: "It's not enough to yell at a minority that people don't like, you need to promise them you'll do something that will actually help them in their life." I mean, it should be obvious?
Even the relatively rightish RealClearPolitics now says the Dems are taking the Senate even with the way they weight polls. I fear we will not get what we need to accomplish impeachment with removal . . . at least not in January. Without that, come 2028, a smart GOPer will run for President against Trump!'s history, and will be quiet about us, and I think MAGA will be a playing factor only in a small minority of states.
"Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Katz faced strong criticism from some of his supporters Thursday after calling on Republican congressional nominee Joseph “Dr. Joe” Arminio to withdraw from the race against Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride." Katz was supporting McBride after Arminio often misgendered her.
"Katz apologized from the stage after Arminio’s first remark, saying he believed in “our common humanity and respect for each other.”"
Thanks for sharing that. I’m always so impressed with Sarah McBride, and it’s hard to imagine colleagues being so disrespectful to someone so graceful and kind. Katz probably gets it because Senate candidates generally have to be more expansive and thoughtful than the red meat types running in their little district.
So... I guess this means we can expect full-throated apologies from all the Democrats who've been tripping all over themselves to throw us under the bus... right? 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
...yeah, that's what I thought. The failure of this monstrously cynical political strategy, as ever, will be an orphan. Republicans and Democrats alike will want us to forget all about it, and nobody will ever apologize, far less try to make it right... not that they truly could, after so many lives have already been uprooted, upended, and destroyed.
This country and its institutions will never have my trust again. Forgiveness, maybe, in time, 𝘪𝘧 there's ever some kind of actual accounting for all of this... but trust? No, I don't think that's ever coming back.
Living in a red state, it's depressing that the best I can hope for from Dem and Independent candidates is that they keep their mouth shut about us rather than going the way of Kaptur. But at this point, I'll take it.
I think the general public is tired of seeing the GOP/ChrisNats endlessly picking on transfolk, and becoming more so with time. Their hatreds don’t endear them to voters who have to see their ad 30 times. And the atmosphere may change after November 3rd.
I think we are doing them a service calling them Christian Nationalists. That cult is not Christianity at all. I come up with my own term to label them. You look at what they are up to it is like they are interjecting Islam into Christ especially with the treatment of women. What is next women can’t get driver’s licenses and need a man to carry her anywhere. That is what Islam does. I call them Chrislamists or the movement Chrislamism. This label actually insults them.
I guarantee that supporting trans rights will boost candidates' results. I see not doing so as failing to reach one's own likely supporters. The phobes aren't the right people to try to appease.
Sooooooo... Hatred alone will not be enough. Bigotry alone will not be enough. Willful ignorance, religious ugliness and pure idiocy will not be enough. They need a "compelling economic alternative..." to whom? To what? THEY'VE BEEN IN POWER.
Looks to me like they're fucked.
But let's not get complacent. Register. Vote. Get everyone you know to vote!
Right on, William! And Vote Early! 💙
Terri Schilling heads APP and truly is the biggest pos in America. He gleefully advertises how they ran focus groups after the 2018 GOP wipeout and found that demonizing transgender individuals was their best path to success. What level of amorality has to exist in a human to feel igniting this degree of hatred on fellow citizens is warranted?
He's just a garden-variety Republican with enough money thrown at him to let him turn pro.
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242 prosecution. Schilling is one of them.
Finally, the truth is starting to sink in!
As I have been saying all along, picking on the transgender community is not working. Even the anti-trans American Principles Project appears to be waking up to the fact that Republicans and people like Elon Musk, who continue pushing anti-transgender advertisements, are not going to win elections by attacking a small, vulnerable community.
Virginia’s elections last year provided a clear warning: voters are not interested in politicians who spend their time targeting transgender people instead of addressing the real problems facing Americans.
The public is tired of the negativity, the fearmongering, and the endless political attacks. They want politicians to focus on what actually matters: the cost of living, affordable housing, healthcare, and making life better for working families.
Republicans and their wealthy supporters can keep wasting millions on anti-transgender ads, but the American people are paying attention. They see politicians trying to distract them from the issues that affect their everyday lives.
The transgender community deserves dignity, equality, and the freedom to live their lives without being used as a political punching bag. And voters deserve leaders who focus on solving problems—not creating new ones.
November is coming. The American people have the power to send a message at the polls. Vote for candidates who will represent all Americans, protect our rights, and put the real needs of the people ahead of political attacks.
Anti-trans has-beens face a majority that is over them. Hard to feel as it is happening. Their viciousness remains. But love for the win!
The only saving grace is that the social conservatives always misread tepid support as a mandate and overplay their hand. It’s painful that the trans community has to endure another round of hate but hopefully the haters punch themselves out a bit.
Wait, what? Their message is basically: "It's not enough to yell at a minority that people don't like, you need to promise them you'll do something that will actually help them in their life." I mean, it should be obvious?
"American Principles Project Warns Republicans That Targeting Trans People “May Not Be Sufficient” To Win 2026"
Now that needs the Nelson Muntz laugh!
https://youtu.be/JI7-7LmnhIg?t=4
Even the relatively rightish RealClearPolitics now says the Dems are taking the Senate even with the way they weight polls. I fear we will not get what we need to accomplish impeachment with removal . . . at least not in January. Without that, come 2028, a smart GOPer will run for President against Trump!'s history, and will be quiet about us, and I think MAGA will be a playing factor only in a small minority of states.
BTW,
https://www.facebook.com/FirstStateUpdate1/posts/pfbid021ReQ6HxXHHeXnRGJmwyzNqbUwTeDK3ZuNW23Q4kZMcMEdsFDgZfAmxJnYzDnqUqJl?__cft__[0]=AZhSUnKuMV15YVwlm6xLifeSE1vnM43xBGlmtA3vyktgCy3p1vffE-Wx_Ur92orw8UgPKZSpjLVmdDFk_xxK4dQdZTFwwq2ASMojo1be_tSPM9X53wlPTwg3PJkwLTIlicfLm6xoV0gyvHcvpuVy9oTAg8Ok3yGG&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
"Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Katz faced strong criticism from some of his supporters Thursday after calling on Republican congressional nominee Joseph “Dr. Joe” Arminio to withdraw from the race against Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride." Katz was supporting McBride after Arminio often misgendered her.
"Katz apologized from the stage after Arminio’s first remark, saying he believed in “our common humanity and respect for each other.”"
Thank you for the reporting, Mrs. Reed.
Thanks for sharing that. I’m always so impressed with Sarah McBride, and it’s hard to imagine colleagues being so disrespectful to someone so graceful and kind. Katz probably gets it because Senate candidates generally have to be more expansive and thoughtful than the red meat types running in their little district.
So... I guess this means we can expect full-throated apologies from all the Democrats who've been tripping all over themselves to throw us under the bus... right? 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
...yeah, that's what I thought. The failure of this monstrously cynical political strategy, as ever, will be an orphan. Republicans and Democrats alike will want us to forget all about it, and nobody will ever apologize, far less try to make it right... not that they truly could, after so many lives have already been uprooted, upended, and destroyed.
This country and its institutions will never have my trust again. Forgiveness, maybe, in time, 𝘪𝘧 there's ever some kind of actual accounting for all of this... but trust? No, I don't think that's ever coming back.
Living in a red state, it's depressing that the best I can hope for from Dem and Independent candidates is that they keep their mouth shut about us rather than going the way of Kaptur. But at this point, I'll take it.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET THE DEMOCRATS KNOW????
Damned tootin’!
Thank you for what you do, Erin. How you keep from freaking out or burning out I don't know. Thank you.
“May not be sufficient…”
But don’t let that stop you from spending hundreds of millions of dollars to promote bigotry, hatemongers. You do you.
Transgender Americans as lightning rod so MAGA wastes their energy is a shitty role to play.
"The Democrats rushing to concede the argument are conceding to a side that has stopped believing it can win on it."
This says it all. It is so frustrating to see those candidates be so fucking stupid.
I think the general public is tired of seeing the GOP/ChrisNats endlessly picking on transfolk, and becoming more so with time. Their hatreds don’t endear them to voters who have to see their ad 30 times. And the atmosphere may change after November 3rd.
I think we are doing them a service calling them Christian Nationalists. That cult is not Christianity at all. I come up with my own term to label them. You look at what they are up to it is like they are interjecting Islam into Christ especially with the treatment of women. What is next women can’t get driver’s licenses and need a man to carry her anywhere. That is what Islam does. I call them Chrislamists or the movement Chrislamism. This label actually insults them.
I have family that supported/supports Trump. Trans issues are a non issue. In the end, it is the ecomony, stupid.
American Principles Project. How Orwellian is that?
I guarantee that supporting trans rights will boost candidates' results. I see not doing so as failing to reach one's own likely supporters. The phobes aren't the right people to try to appease.