Fuck, that is disappointing. The editing worked on me and I got excited.

I'm not really sure what to say or where that leaves us. I am trans myself, but I don't live in Kansas so I don't have to make the decision myself.

I do think it's important to push back on every point because if you give them an inch they'll take a mile. At the same time, there is a difference between a response when directly asked, with that caveat directing attention away, vs Turek openly putting out ads about taking away trans rights. Generally, I'm against lesser-evilism, and think rather that politicians should be held to standards and red lines.

In any case I should have done more research before weighing in on the race instead of being taken in by a soundbite, so thank you for correcting me on that. I'm trying to decide whether it would be better to delete or edit the post or what, if I had seen the full clip I would have been more reserved.

Just deleted.