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Democratic candidate for the senate, Josh Turek, releases an anti-trans campaign ad referring to trans women as "males competing in females' sports." (video.twimg.com)
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This got removed from politics because "Video links are not allowed" apparently? Pretty weird considering that most politicians say stuff on video nowadays and not really writing articles anymore since the invention of the radio pretty much lol. Hope it's a better fit here, this is the kind of stuff people should be aware of.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/73859928

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/13118934

Josh Turek of Iowa, Democrat, comes out with one of the worst anti-trans ads yet.

Not only is it an anti-sports ad, it proposes a ban on federal funding for gender affirming care. That would hit all medicaid and medicare patients, and any ACA federally-subsidized plans as well.

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[–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

What message are you trying to send, though? The only information they get from your non-vote is that the other guy wins, and he is full-on anti-trans. The message, from their vantage point, is "be more anti-trans because that is what wins."

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  • [–] 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    The guy in this ad is literally advocating for policy that will result in the deaths of trans people. Trans people who suddenly lose access to their medications and are not able to go elsewhere to get them are not just going to be fine. This is real measurable direct harm right now. This is a part of trans genocide. Those actions are absolutely intended to harm transgender people in an effort to erase us.

    Is there a line for you? Where is that line? Do you think that if he wins he will suddenly stop being anti trans? Do you not think that him winning will also signal to all other democratic candidates running that advocating for trans genocide is actually a great idea and will win them elections?

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  • [–] -3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    so is the other guy

    staying home doesnt make it better

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yes it does, eventually. Y'all have been having the same argument for decades, but if you had voted third party decades ago instead of just lying down and accepting the 'lesser evil' then things would be different and wouldn't have shifted so far right. You all have been playing right into the corpos hands forever by constantly punching left as everythibg shifts right. This cycle will carry on perpetually until enough people stop throwing away the limited power they have, which is the choice to not choose ANY shitty option.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    lol we’re barely into Trumps presidency (all the fun stuff happens in part 2) and you still think things are going like normal? lmao

    we’ve lost 40 years of progress in 1 because Democrats weren’t pure enough for you

    and i say this hating both clintons

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  • [–] [S] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    And if the anti-trans dem wins the message to all dems in the US will be "you can end a 18 year-long losing streak by throwing trans people under the bus"

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    I don't think that's what would happen. If democrats win, and their seats become safer, they are pulled left by primary challenges. We observed this with Republicans over the last 3 decades. They never won by pretending to be moderate with the rest of the party deciding to go even more moderate; they learned they could go further right once they were established.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    They see the actual number of votes. If voter turnout is on average for the republican candidate but lower than average for the democratic candidate, and accounting for any voter suppression, the DNC would be able to see that their messaging didn't resonate.

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