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One thing the GOP has a big problem is avoiding unnecessary risks, especially in the "muh fight" age of Trump. The GOP could frick up a wet dream and have derailed many campaigns by simply not shutting up.

i have no argument against this.

regarding "unnecessary risks" and Trump. I've often said that Trump isn't really wrong about his takes on the issues that often. he just is incredibly stupid about how he verbalizes things.

and he really doesn't shoot himself in the foot necessarily. but he sure as hell loads the gun and then steadies the aim for the MSM and Democrats.

Boebert and MTG are the spearheads of unnecessary risk to me. i probably agree with them on the issues most often, but good Lord we could use better messengers and they are liabilities.

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You only get to vote for 1 Rep and 2 Senators.

Like I said, these tranny scenarios are pretty much all local issues and have nothing to do with Congress. Focus any attention at the appropriate level.

agreed. i do care way more about my city rep, school board rep, mayor, etc.

my republican mayor recently agreed to backdoor $100k+ in transgender diversity training for the city because a cop accidentally fired his gun and killed a black motorist. fortunately, he was immediately suspended and charged so we avoided any George Floyd/Michael Brown controversy. body cam and car footage showed that it was genuinely just a terrible accident.

activists asked for some city training in light of that (blackmail to not riot) that diversity training also included LGBT training that had nothing to do with the issue at hand.

i live in an incredibly red area and it's still trying to permeate my local schools and government. so yes, what i vote for and do here matters

but.. but... my vote for senate is going to go be involved in SCOTUS picks. And the trans men going into women's spaces is going to be challenged time and time again.

Single payer is going to have to go through both houses. And you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that some people are going to try to get "gender affirmation" into covered care.

Plenty of elected officials and people in media think something as stupid as "but a man isn't a woman" is hate speech and would love for that to be outlawed. the equality act and recent marriage act are both examples of things that who i vote for matters. one of my senators out of my 3 elected officials in DC failed their campaign promises there. I mean, IDGAF about them passing that much, but they voted opposed to what they ran on.

So yes, who you vote for locally AND in DC matters.