Yeah I was going to say, the GOP has failed to find a particular angle to go after. I think Trump's legal problems are too confusing for the average chud to care about and it's not enough for them to care about their local politicians, or it's not something that grants them to say racist stuff.
Also as dire as the culture war is, I do have a gut feeling that it's just not enough to organize around. Conservative voters simply don't care enough. Whether that's because they don't understand, or they have limited exposure to the trans people they're supposed to hate, I don't know. Transphobic legislation keeps failing when it's up for public referendum. Abortion referendums keep failing to restrict abortion rights as well. Republicans have to keep slamming those through without votes through state supreme courts or legislature. You're right, they're getting what they want with abortion, it's practically illegal in half the country. They're failing to move onto whatever's next.
I don't really know what the strategy is going to be here. The Republicans really do seem adrift when it comes to having a coordinated base, like I haven't seen it like this since they failed to get interested in Mitt Romney in 2012, or I guess when Bob Dole failed to capture them in 1996.
Conservative voters simply don't care enough. Whether that's because they don't understand, or they have limited exposure to the trans people they're supposed to hate
I think that's part of it. Trans people are such a minority you can go your whole life without knowingly meeting one if you don't live on a major metro area. What they hate is a bunch of caricatures they see on online social media, but there isn't much place to direct that hate. As opposed to the segregationist south, they had black people in your zip code they could easily walk up to and express their bigotry towards. It was easier to keep the hate flowing cuz there was actually a concrete "other" that was moving into your space. Some CHUD in Nebraska would probably have to drive two hours to find the nearest trans person. Not that they wouldn't but it takes some time to coordinate that shit,
Yeah I was going to say, the GOP has failed to find a particular angle to go after. I think Trump's legal problems are too confusing for the average chud to care about and it's not enough for them to care about their local politicians, or it's not something that grants them to say racist stuff.
Also as dire as the culture war is, I do have a gut feeling that it's just not enough to organize around. Conservative voters simply don't care enough. Whether that's because they don't understand, or they have limited exposure to the trans people they're supposed to hate, I don't know. Transphobic legislation keeps failing when it's up for public referendum. Abortion referendums keep failing to restrict abortion rights as well. Republicans have to keep slamming those through without votes through state supreme courts or legislature. You're right, they're getting what they want with abortion, it's practically illegal in half the country. They're failing to move onto whatever's next.
I don't really know what the strategy is going to be here. The Republicans really do seem adrift when it comes to having a coordinated base, like I haven't seen it like this since they failed to get interested in Mitt Romney in 2012, or I guess when Bob Dole failed to capture them in 1996.
I think that's part of it. Trans people are such a minority you can go your whole life without knowingly meeting one if you don't live on a major metro area. What they hate is a bunch of caricatures they see on online social media, but there isn't much place to direct that hate. As opposed to the segregationist south, they had black people in your zip code they could easily walk up to and express their bigotry towards. It was easier to keep the hate flowing cuz there was actually a concrete "other" that was moving into your space. Some CHUD in Nebraska would probably have to drive two hours to find the nearest trans person. Not that they wouldn't but it takes some time to coordinate that shit,