We saw this in the 2024 election. Trump attacked Harris about trans people. She responded with ashamed silence. The lesson the party took from this was not that it was a mistake to fall silent when people you support are under attack. The lesson they took away is that it was a mistake to support them in the first place.
Leaving trans people alone to weather the attacks didn’t make them stop. But at least no one fought for them. Can you imagine how divisive it might have been if the party had their backs?
We saw this in the 2024 election. Trump attacked Harris about trans people. She responded with ashamed silence. The lesson the party took from this was not that it was a mistake to fall silent when people you support are under attack. The lesson they took away is that it was a mistake to support them in the first place.
Leaving trans people alone to weather the attacks didn’t make them stop. But at least no one fought for them. Can you imagine how divisive it might have been if the party had their backs?