Post-Left Watch (postleftwatch.bsky.social)
Democrats should not "moderate" on trans issues. 1. Basic civil rights need to be defended on principle, and failing to do so can lead to opposition gaining popularity. 2. The people who consider opposing trans women playing sports a top issue are all Republicans who will never vote for a Democrat. Anyone who has this as their most important issue has already fallen down the right-wing rabbit hole and adopted all the other far-right positions too. No one who has this as a big issue will vote for a "moderate" when they can vote for the far-right. 3. Republicans are making this a top issue, and their allies in the media are pushing it, because they have nothing else! The economy is shit, standards of living are declining, we're in an unwinnable war.