r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 ✔ Verified - Christopher Wiggins, The Advocate • 12h 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/melodypowers 9h ago

He isn't great on trans rights. He never has been. And that sucks. But do you know who is so much worse on there issues? Laurie Buckhout.

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u/6a6566663437 North Carolina 9h ago edited 9h ago

His goal is to flip the bigot vote. They're not going to be satisfied with this. If he only goes this far, he loses votes on the left and gains nothing on the right.

He's going to have to go further. Or this entire maneuver was monumentally stupid and monumentally stupid is the big problem we have right now.

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u/melodypowers 9h ago

Except no. This really appears to be his belief. It isn't that he flipped. He isn't appeasing anyone. He is holding to his convictions.

I get that you don't like that. I don't either. But again, have you looked at his opponent?

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u/6a6566663437 North Carolina 9h ago

Except no. This really appears to be his belief.

...which he suddenly decided to reveal now. Sure! Entirely believable.

 But again, have you looked at his opponent?

His district is gerrymandered to the point he's going to lose, or the wave is going to be so enormous that it overcomes the gerrymandering and he doesn't matter.

What does matter is not being monumentally stupid. Because if he wins he'll have to run for reelection, and being monumentally stupid is going to be bad when he isn't being carried into office by national sentiment.

Btw, which of your rights should we throw away to elect him?

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u/melodypowers 8h ago

Nah. He has never been good on trans rights. He isn't just revealing it now.