Current Events > GA state Sen. says she'd vote for GOP trans healthcare ban to help Dems win

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till bluesky gets an embed i think it's better to take a screenshot of post so users can see
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on the topic fuck this person dear god why are moron thinking throwing your voter base under the bus will get you more voters from the right ugh

wow

voting for something like that is just dumb, especially when she publicly announces her reasoning is naked political ambition

So wait, she is a Democrat, and she says she will vote for trans healthcare bans because that's what the voters want, therefore she will keep her seat in order to make sure Dems don't lose another seat?

That is a long way to go to justify your hate of the trans community.

Reminder that if someone can convince themselves one minority group is "too unpopular" to have human rights, they can do it to other minority groups.

And Republicans are already talking about how (cis) women should lose their voting rights, I wonder if she'd be in favor of that for a "political win"?

Dems now see see us as a liability now so they're going to throw us into the trash.

There's some who will be allies who fight for our survival, but they're just going to bend the knee to keep some semblance of power.

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Accelerationism does not work. American politics is a ratchet.

Republicans don't need Democrats help passing anything. So never vote with them. Have them own this in their own.

So in short, a Republican who infiltrated the democrats. What else is new?

In their never ending quest to win over moderates Democrats are going to be a lot less vocal in supporting trans rights, abandoning them entirely when they think it's most strategic like in this instance. They're also going to become much more vocal in being staunchly anti-immigration, both illegal and legal kinds.

Board_hunter567 posted...

Democrats are going to be a lot less vocal in supporting trans rights, abandoning them entirely when they think it's most strategic. They're also going to become much more vocal in being staunchly anti-immigration.

That won't stop Republicans from lying and saying Dems are more supportive of trans people and immigrants than ever. And people will believe those lies.

But the moderates! Nobody, no fucking body is going to vote for Republican lite when they can get the real thing. Democrats like this are so goddamn stupid on top of being hateful opportunists.

Board_hunter567 posted...

In their never ending quest to win over moderates Democrats are going to be a lot less vocal in supporting trans rights, abandoning them entirely when they think it's most strategic like in this instance. They're also going to become much more vocal in being staunchly anti-immigration, both illegal and legal kinds.

All in an attempt to appeal to folks who are just going to turn around and vote Republican anyway.

Southernfatman posted...

But the moderates! Nobody, no fucking body is going to vote for Republican lite when they can get the real thing. Democrats like this are so goddamn stupid on top of being hateful opportunists.

Its so stupid, they only look at voting data and see republican voters always vote and non republican voters you have to poke and prod and force them to vote, and so they think they need to court republican voters instead of their own.

Southernfatman posted...

But the moderates! Nobody, no fucking body is going to vote for Republican lite when they can get the real thing. Democrats like this are so goddamn stupid on top of being hateful opportunists.

Yep. All this will do is turn off Democrat voters making it more likely that the Republican beats them.

LightHawKnight posted...

Its so stupid, they only look at voting data and see republican voters always vote and non republican voters you have to poke and prod and force them to vote, and so they think they need to court republican voters instead of their own.

Unfortunately, this is also the result of people withholding their own votes rather than using them to stave off Republicans. It creates a vicious cycle where Democrats are forced to find votes elsewhere after thinking that their previous voting base has abandoned them.

LightHawKnight posted...

Its so stupid, they only look at voting data and see republican voters always vote and non republican voters you have to poke and prod and force them to vote, and so they think they need to court republican voters instead of their own.

People need to realize that not voting doesn't count for anything. It's far more important to show up and vote as then you contribute towards your demographic being represented. The last election had huge shift of every state shifting right, so of course people who want to be elected see that people want more conservative policies.

"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*

I get why a lot of their base stayed home. It was a dumb thing to do given the stakes. But I get it.

lol her district is in fuckin Dekalb her seat ain't in too much danger over voting no on the bill.

Ivynn posted...

"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*

I get why a lot of their base stayed home. It was a dumb thing to do given the stakes. But I get it.

On the other hand, what are democrats supposed to do when their voters have repeatedly demonstrated that regardless of what's at stake they're just going to stay home anyways? It's a catch 22.

Ivynn posted...

"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*
"We need to go more to the right."
*does so and loses*

I get why a lot of their base stayed home. It was a dumb thing to do given the stakes. But I get it.

the democrats are fairly center left at this point so I don't ever getting this talking point lol, way more people vote against them for being too friendly towards perceived leftness than the actual centrism of the party.

coolboy11 posted...

the democrats are fairly center left at this point so I don't ever getting this talking point lol, way more people vote against them for being too friendly towards perceived leftness than the actual centrism of the party.

Center left? Center right is what they are at.

A_Good_Boy posted...

On the other hand, what are democrats supposed to do when their voters have repeatedly demonstrated that regardless of what's at stake they're just going to stay home anyways? It's a catch 22.

Republicans get their dumbs dumbs to the polls better than the Democrats do. blunt simple fact that many refuse to basically acknowledge, why Obama and Clinton had great campaign victories, they speak to that part of the base very well.

LightHawKnight posted...

Center left? Center right is what they are at.

y'all are in a leftist bubble so of course you think they are Center Right lol.

Before y'all jump on the anti-Dem train, Democratic representative Balint and 88 other Democrats signed onto a letter urging Trump to continue gender affirming care.

The post has the link to the letter which is in a pdf format.

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the problem with this is voting for GOP legislation very decidedly does not help dems win and if the dems win they do not roll it back.

this is why people don't like the dems

What is the value of Dems winning if this Dem winning has resulted in an anti-trans politician who sides with republicans getting into office?

A_Good_Boy posted...

On the other hand, what are democrats supposed to do when their voters have repeatedly demonstrated that regardless of what's at stake they're just going to stay home anyways? It's a catch 22.

That's not a catch 22. They could...do something else. Did you think this through at all?

"You can go right to heck"

OMG Such language!

StarFighters76 posted...

"You can go right to heck"

OMG Such language!

Go directly to heck
Do not pass Go
Do not collect $200

Did it ever occur to Democrats like her that maybe voters want people who stand for something (or at least convincingly pretend to) instead of people that will cynically pander without a second thought?

myusernameislame posted...

Did it ever occur to Democrats like her that maybe voters want people who stand for something (or at least convincingly pretend to) instead of people that will cynically pander without a second thought?

It doesn't seem to have. The notion that leadership plays a role in shaping public opinion, also absent.