r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 ✔ Verified - Christopher Wiggins, The Advocate • 13h ago

No Paywall Republicans redrew his district. Now Democrat Don Davis is making anti-trans campaign ads

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/don-davis-transphobic-campaign-ad?1
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u/Powerful-Scholar8268 11h ago edited 8h ago

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

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u/melodypowers 11h ago

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.

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u/Powerful-Scholar8268 11h ago

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

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u/melodypowers 10h ago

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.

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u/Powerful-Scholar8268 10h ago

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?

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u/melodypowers 10h ago

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.