The Secret Weapon That Went Pffft: The GOP’s Anti-Trans Attack Ads

Summary

Republicans entered the 2026 mid-terms in a bad position. Donald Trump has completely taken over the party, effectively crushing anyone who doesn’t go along with his mad decrees. At the same time, inflation is up, ICE is brutalizing people across the country, gas and groceries are expensive, and the United States is trapped in a war with Iran that no one can figure out how to win. The President’s poll numbers were already abysmal and getting worse every month. The Republicans desperately needed a topic to focus on in the election. They settled on demonizing transgender people, with more than…

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