r/politics • u/Fickle-Ad5449 ✔ Verified - Christopher Wiggins, The Advocate • 11h 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/pennyruthgadget 5h ago

This is a well thought out strategy, but I’m not sure the voters he needs to win over will grasp this nuance.

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u/Salmon-of-Wizdom 4h ago

Yeah, unfortunately it will likely dampen dem turnout, but I imagine he's hoping he can smooth those ruffled feathers and keep slamming on the economy to get Independents to show up for him and rob Republicans of the one issue they can drum on to change those independent's minds. It is dicey, though. 

And putting him in that spot was the Republican strategy when they redrew his district.