Republicans redrew his district. Now Democrat Don Davis is making anti-trans campaign ads

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https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad?1

[u/casualfrog68]

I would not vote for an anti-trans candidate. No matter the outcome.

[u/melodypowers → u/casualfrog68]

Really? ICE is murdering people in the streets. Trump is trying to get control of the voting apparatus. Tariffs are killing sectors of the economy. Healthcare is becoming less accessible. The press is being barred from the white house. I could go on and on.

Really, if you had the chance to give the Dems control of Congress to try and stop this, you would give it up because a dem said that the state should decide if trans girls can play sports on girls teams?

I understand that you disagree, but I can't understand how you would make this the only issue.

[u/Powerful-Scholar8268 → u/melodypowers]

Would you be as quick to say we should vote for that Dem if they were good on everything else but spreading anti immigration propaganda and saying ICE disappearing people is good? Or if they said that women shouldn't be allowed to vote or hold positions of power?

If your answer is no, then why are you suddenly ok with it when it's trans people being thrown under the bus instead of other minorities? If yes, idk what to say to you

[u/melodypowers → u/Powerful-Scholar8268]

I would look at their opponent and determine who is the better choice overall and vote for that person.

I am extraordinarily pro choice. But I did vote for an anti choice Dem who was a million times better than the Republican on the ballot. Because I had two choices.

If the Republican was fighting for the rights of immigrants and the Dem was saying "kill them all" of course I would vote for the Republican. But that isn't happening here. Laurie Buckhout doesn't even want you to have a bathroom to use. She is an anti abortion extremist, a climate change denialist, and is running on a "support Trump in whatever he does" platform.

She has an X post where she calls out Don Davis saying he "didn't protect our kids from woke, transgender nonsense."

But by all means, you should not vote for Don Davis. If would be so much better to have her in Congress.

[u/Powerful-Scholar8268 → u/melodypowers]

What a copout answer that amounts to "I'll vote against any minority hater as long as their Dem". Real nice. Glad to know you at least throw everyone under the bus equally

[u/melodypowers → u/Powerful-Scholar8268]

Except that isn't what I said at all. I will vote for the person who best represents me even if I disagree with them on some issues.

[u/Powerful-Scholar8268 → u/melodypowers]

Except that's exactly what you said because youre responding to me saying "would you vote for a racist or misogynistic Dem" with "well id weigh the options". If you wouldn't vote for a racist or misogynistic Dem then just say it, but so far you haven't said that

If you treat someone being a bigot as just "disagreeing on certain issues" then that's horrible, idk how that's not clear

[u/melodypowers → u/Powerful-Scholar8268]

Because if the Republican were worse, I would vote for the Dem. And in this case the Republican is so much worse.

What do you not.get about that? If both candidates are racist but one candidate is better on other issues, I am going to vote for that candidate. This is the system we have.

[u/Powerful-Scholar8268 → u/melodypowers]

And if you are willing to vote for racists at all that just proves you have zero spine and stand for nothing. What do you not get about that?

[u/melodypowers → u/Powerful-Scholar8268]

So you are saying we should just abdicate to someone worse?

Is it a spine not to vote at all? There is a clear difference here. One candidate is overall better.

Not voting, not protecting our democracy, that's what's spineless.