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You know, I know a lot of people who I think have a, like a good faith belief that trans kids or whatever should be able to participate in the sports of the gender that I identify, whatever. I'm not one of them, but I know there are people who, who, who do believe that obviously there are.
You know, I know a lot of people who I think have a, like a good faith belief that trans kids or whatever should be able to participate in the sports of the gender that I identify, whatever. I'm not one of them, but I know there are people who, who, who do believe that obviously there are.
The issue though is if you have some social justice movement, you cannot shove advancements or progress that you regard as such down the throats of the American people when they're saying they're 80%, 85% opposed to it across the entire ideological spectrum. You have to just say, okay, now is not the time and we can actually get this. maybe down the road will convince people.
The issue though is if you have some social justice movement, you cannot shove advancements or progress that you regard as such down the throats of the American people when they're saying they're 80%, 85% opposed to it across the entire ideological spectrum. You have to just say, okay, now is not the time and we can actually get this. maybe down the road will convince people.
The issue though is if you have some social justice movement, you cannot shove advancements or progress that you regard as such down the throats of the American people when they're saying they're 80%, 85% opposed to it across the entire ideological spectrum. You have to just say, okay, now is not the time and we can actually get this. maybe down the road will convince people.
But right now it's an impossible issue. And everybody knows that the Democrats keep giving Trump this huge gift where he gets to be like the hero who rides in and protects girls sports in a way that most Americans agree with. And it makes the Democrats look bizarre and out of touch. And that's why that ad that Trump ran against Kamala was so effective. The question then is, are Democrats just dumb?
But right now it's an impossible issue. And everybody knows that the Democrats keep giving Trump this huge gift where he gets to be like the hero who rides in and protects girls sports in a way that most Americans agree with. And it makes the Democrats look bizarre and out of touch. And that's why that ad that Trump ran against Kamala was so effective. The question then is, are Democrats just dumb?
But right now it's an impossible issue. And everybody knows that the Democrats keep giving Trump this huge gift where he gets to be like the hero who rides in and protects girls sports in a way that most Americans agree with. And it makes the Democrats look bizarre and out of touch. And that's why that ad that Trump ran against Kamala was so effective. The question then is, are Democrats just dumb?
Like, do they want to just keep pursuing a policy that only 20% of the people support and 80% are, no. The issue is the LGBT lobby is a huge constituent funding base for the Democratic Party now. It is massive. And they used to be dispersed. They used to work on like gay marriage issues and discrimination issues. All of that is one. And instead of packing up, they all work on the trans issue.
Like, do they want to just keep pursuing a policy that only 20% of the people support and 80% are, no. The issue is the LGBT lobby is a huge constituent funding base for the Democratic Party now. It is massive. And they used to be dispersed. They used to work on like gay marriage issues and discrimination issues. All of that is one. And instead of packing up, they all work on the trans issue.
Like, do they want to just keep pursuing a policy that only 20% of the people support and 80% are, no. The issue is the LGBT lobby is a huge constituent funding base for the Democratic Party now. It is massive. And they used to be dispersed. They used to work on like gay marriage issues and discrimination issues. All of that is one. And instead of packing up, they all work on the trans issue.
They're very, very well funded. They fund Democratic Party institution, the candidate to a massive degree. And those groups do not permit Democratic politicians or Democratic candidates to take what is the obviously politically astute thing to say and say, trans adults deserve respect, but we're not at the point we can let these people participate.
They're very, very well funded. They fund Democratic Party institution, the candidate to a massive degree. And those groups do not permit Democratic politicians or Democratic candidates to take what is the obviously politically astute thing to say and say, trans adults deserve respect, but we're not at the point we can let these people participate.
They're very, very well funded. They fund Democratic Party institution, the candidate to a massive degree. And those groups do not permit Democratic politicians or Democratic candidates to take what is the obviously politically astute thing to say and say, trans adults deserve respect, but we're not at the point we can let these people participate.
And these interest groups in the Democratic Party are going to absolutely destroy them because this is an issue people feel strongly about. And they've said it over and over and they've proven it over and over.
And these interest groups in the Democratic Party are going to absolutely destroy them because this is an issue people feel strongly about. And they've said it over and over and they've proven it over and over.
And these interest groups in the Democratic Party are going to absolutely destroy them because this is an issue people feel strongly about. And they've said it over and over and they've proven it over and over.
Totally. I mean, Trump just demonstrated that it has a huge political punch. And again, I don't even necessarily think it's because people know these statistics of how many trans athletes there are. It has all kinds of other implications. Like if you believe that trans girls should be able to participate in girls sports in high school, It has all those other implications for them.
Totally. I mean, Trump just demonstrated that it has a huge political punch. And again, I don't even necessarily think it's because people know these statistics of how many trans athletes there are. It has all kinds of other implications. Like if you believe that trans girls should be able to participate in girls sports in high school, It has all those other implications for them.
Totally. I mean, Trump just demonstrated that it has a huge political punch. And again, I don't even necessarily think it's because people know these statistics of how many trans athletes there are. It has all kinds of other implications. Like if you believe that trans girls should be able to participate in girls sports in high school, It has all those other implications for them.