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10 Aug 25 -- It's baaaccCK. 2024 "Kamala's for they/them" ads making a come-back w/ Rep's running in midterms. One sample: "Man-to-man defense isn’t woke enough for Ossoff–he’s playing for they/them. Call and tell Sen. Ossoff, stop dunking on defenseless girls." Really?!? @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign.

Republicans reprise anti-transgender ‘Kamala is for they/them’ ads for the midterms | CNN Politics

Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign.
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JGregoryCincy @tehlasercat.bsky.social

Always interesting how often politicians are playing for the last election and not the next one. I remember in Virginia in 2021 Dems trying the Jan 6 angle. I think the Kamala is for they/them ads might be the most overrated political ads history. Is there any evidence they moved the needle?

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    Rebo is back? @rebochan.bsky.social

    They didn’t affect who people planned to vote for at all! But they DID contribute to the anti-trans climate we’re living through now. Naturally the Democrats have immediately moved to throw trans people under the bus so the ad did what it was actually intended to do.

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    Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

    I don't think it was supposed to move the needle. I think it was supposed to piss off white evangelicals so they would rush to the polls. These are all base elections it seems these days.

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    Andy Said @andy-says.bsky.social

    Election analysis feels like it's always been vibes based. Just a bunch of this is why X lost based on personal opinion. Dems are even doing it with trying to make a "Joe Rogan of the left" without trying to identify why their campaign didn't resonate with people

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