Yeah, like Hildegard said, the point I'm making is to not vote for the explicitly transphobic dems. I'm in PA, so I'll be voting for all democrats, but if I lived in Iowa, Ohio, Alaska, or one of the other states with the really bad transphobe democratic candidates, those would be the ones that I'd choose not to vote for. The best outcome if they win, in terms of protecting trans people (kids included), is them siding with the republicans on anti-trans bills, so whether or not those handful win doesn't really impact which bills impacting trans people end up passing.

In terms of the other signals you mentioned, the Democratic party as a whole is a lot more anti-israel/pro-palestinian today than it was in 2024, and they're also focusing a lot more on how they talk about the economy. They're still not perfect, but the general stances have shifted to be better.