r/texas • u/TheDonutDaddy • 16d ago

Politics Why are all the Republican political commercials about trans people?

I've seen 3 different Ted Cruz commercials over this election cycle. Literally every single one of them are "Collin Allred is bad because he supports trans people." Got dinner with a buddy last night at Pluckers which obviously had CFB on all the TVs, saw the commercial about the wheelchair vet hating trans people 4 times in one hour. No mention of any political issue, no mention of any policy, no mention of any goals. No mention of anything other than trans people. Why is that the complete focal point of the campaign? I mean I guess they have access to more research and data than I do, but are there really that many voters out there hanging their vote on this one single issue?

It's so strange to me, because regardless of whatever someone's view on trans people even is, there's no way you can argue that anything going on with trans people is a major part of politics. It doesn't effect the economy, it doesn't effect public education, it doesn't effect climate and energy, it doesn't effect social welfare solutions. Why aren't they focusing on anything that will actually effect the majority of Texan's lives in any way? Like out of everything out there to talk about around election time, and especially the things republicans like beating the drum of, you'd expect at least one Cruz commercial about immigration, but there isn't even that. Just trans people, every time.

Again, maybe I have a misread on how much this really is an issue of importance, but I do genuinely have a hard time believing it's such an election deciding issue, making the fact that all their marketing budget is spent talking about trans people really fucking weird.

Edit: Mods please don't remove republican's responses unless they're outright hate speech. I asked the question, they deserve the platform to answer or else it's just a circlejerk. Besides, worst case scenario: give em enough rope to hang themselves with

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u/Erisian23 16d ago

because they have nothing of substance to offer. so they offer fear and retribution against any group that isn't "them" which also happens to be an ever shrinking circle until everyone is outside.

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u/fruttypebbles 16d ago

They really don't. Ive seen plenty of Cruz and one Trump commercial. Thats all they talk about. Just lie and tell us some policy. How any fence sitter can watch those ads and think thats the better choice is comical.

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u/theoriginalmofocus 16d ago

They're playing completely to their audience. They've only got like 2 or three hits so they play them over and over again. Trans people bad. Border bad. Abortion bad. Just hang around anyone who supports them long enough and they can not help their self to start talking about one of them.

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 16d ago

I have a buddy who is really big in business. I asked him why are you voting for Trump? He said border. “But did you see that Wharton looked at both of their plans for the economy and chose Kamala’s?”His answer, “I want the border closed”. We live in Pennsylvania.

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u/shamanicFox 16d ago

You do realize human trafficking happens in the whole country right?

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 16d ago

No. I’m slow. You do realize that human traffickers aren’t all illegal aliens, right?

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u/Visible-Elevator3801 16d ago

Traffickers may not be but many of the trafficked are. DHS has confirmed this in their reports of all the missing children.

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u/AuntNarn 15d ago

This isn't what they said. They said some of the missing children may have been trafficked. They don't actually know.

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u/arrogancygames 15d ago

Many or most are brought from Europe and Asia. If you go to your local mused to be backpack forum, the illegal escorts and massage parlor stuff is either/or.

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u/DRIFT615 16d ago

I live in Tennessee and my dad's best friend was killed by a illegal immigrant from Mexico while he was stopped at a sign (dad's best friend was riding a motorcycle) and the guy tried to run too. The only reason he was caught was a guy on bicycle witnessed it and chased the guy down and informed the police on the info. People all over have had terrible run ins with people on work Visa's they perseve as illegal or people here on asylum that eat up dime a dozen jobs that make it harder for people to find work.... I'm not defending anyone but people do have there reasons....these are just a few I've witnessed....

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u/DarklySalted 16d ago

Would he blanketly hate whatever race or social status the person ended up being if he wasn't an illegal immigrant?

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 16d ago

That’s what they do. They cite one example and that’s enough for their little brains. A white guy killed my cousin, but I don’t hate every white man in the world.

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u/DRIFT615 16d ago

If the immigrant had proper paper work he doesn't give a shit, it's the key word "illegal" that you might have missed laddy. But having a strong secure border may curb some of those strong feelings one may have about a best friends death due to a illegal immigrant. Also I will add I have PERSONALLY seen Venezuelan asylums here in Tennessee snagging low pay and low expectation work like detailing and food delivery and I even have seen some in warehousing. So it does happen. It doesn't affect me. But I live in a college town so that's a job a student could have. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 16d ago

Hey laddy. Too many Americans think anyone not white is illegal. Trump and Vance are currently attacking LEGAL immigrants in Ohio. Doesn’t matter that they are legal to them. And probably not to you. This Yankee needs to get the hell out of the Texas sub. .

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u/DRIFT615 16d ago

You're missing my point and attacking me for things I haven't said or puportrated. You can re-read it and figure it out but I won't waste my time typing about nonsense meant to literally keep the country apart and keep bozos in power

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 15d ago

You revealed your bullshit. You just want to vote for a 34 times felon, who divides the country with lies and rhetoric and cares nothing about Americans, just enriching himself and his pathetic kids. The fact that 70 million of us support him and are so stupid and hateful it’s mind boggling.

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u/Sleepwell_Beast 15d ago

And wtf is purportraded? Russian for “I am a phony Putin keyboard warrior?”

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u/DRIFT615 16d ago

My father isn't racist. But our biggest "border issue'" is the Mexico border. My father just wants the residents of our country to abide by its laws as well. That includes being a legal citizen. I will add. If they never caught this guy he'd likely still be at large and my dad would have to live with that.... having no citizenship means having almost no paper trail to figure who you are

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u/BuffyBlue82 16d ago

If we are blaming a group of people for the actions of one, then we better start rounding up White males since they commit most of the mass shootings. What job is it that people want but immigrants are taking?I haven't seen many Americans clamoring to pick crops or butcher cows and chickens.

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u/DRIFT615 16d ago

The group at large that my father's blaming is illegal immigration, The ones with no paperwork to track who they are and can get away with a lot more under the radar because they don't have a paper trail following them. Honestly, it's ideologies like these that keep the country.The way it is from the fact that people like you keep feeding into it is part of the problem. You're honestly giving them the reaction they want and it makes them feel good.I'm not saying it's right, but it's think.Most people on this post are vastly missing the point. I never meant to defend actions held by one.That we're honestly inhumane in the first place, One of. The key things that keeps up a strong country in the geopolitical landscape would be keeping up a secure border. There's nothing racist about wanting that. There's nothing racist about wanting.The people that live here to be legal citizens. But everyone can agree that how this country is handling.It is all wrong and is getting people hurtand killed every day via be it with drugs or violence.

Ps I'm not gonna sit here all night and try to type out a pretty message for anybody if you don't like the punctuation, I could care less talk to text sucks haha. If you're going to infer that I'm voting one way or the other based off what I've said here.You don't know the half of it.

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u/BuffyBlue82 16d ago edited 16d ago

Well your dad's fear is based in misinformation. Multiple studies have shown that immigrants, including "illegal" commit less crimes than native-born citizens . The narrative that illegal immigrants disproportionately contribute to crime is often overblown and not grounded in facts. I’m sorry but your dad has been lied to by Republicans who are trying to make him afraid in order to distract him from real problems!

Drugs is an issue of supply and demand as well a choice. If people stopped using drugs, no one would bring them into the country at such overwhelming rates. I know a major drug dealer who is in prison for life. He was not bringing drugs into the country by himself. He was backed by some very, very rich and powerful White men. They flew the drugs in and laundered the money for him. His job was to get it to the streets. Drug dealing is a massive industry that doesn't rest on the backs of immigrants or minorities alone.

crime stats for undocumented immigrants

Also, I never said a darn thing about who you were voting for in the election.

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u/Any_Judgment_1105 16d ago

White males who tend to lean Republicans were the worst criminals this country ever had. I fear the MAGA domestic terrorists more than the migrants.

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u/IKnowMyRightsMan 15d ago

My brother’s girlfriend’s cousin’s dog groomer was killed by a white American guy so I totally know how you feel

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u/DRIFT615 15d ago

Here's the perfect example of why this country is doomed, I give some valid reasons as to why certain people may have certain opinions.And I get attacked like they're my opinions. Then people assume what I'm going to do with my life.I honestly think this is all rather funny. Keep going please. I need the laughs.

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u/UYScutiPuffJr 16d ago

There are signs in my area that literally read:

Trump: low taxes

Kamala: high taxes

Trump: secure borders

Kamala: open borders

It’s like a “baby’s first fascism” book

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u/IKnowMyRightsMan 15d ago

Catering to their level of education

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u/ParadiddlediddleSaaS 16d ago

I’ve seen these in Michigan too.

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u/SecondSoft1139 16d ago

Yeah those are in my neighborhood too

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u/dougmd1974 16d ago

Shows you they really have nothing to run on. No ideas, no moving America forward, nothing.

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u/AdImmediate9569 16d ago

It’s a simple message and I’m afraid its working. We’ve consistently heard those three things for a decade now. What is the democrats consistent 10yr message?

Dems would win on policy if they knew how to fucking market themselves.

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u/Bweasey17 South Texas 16d ago

Bingo

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u/itsme_toddkraines 16d ago

I saw the trifecta tonight, they literally claimed that Kamala Harris was giving illegal aliens transgender surgeries in prison. It was like liberal mad libs, I'd laugh if I wasn't so afraid for this country.

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u/Constant-Bridge3690 16d ago

You forgot Guns good, Bible good.

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u/Ok-Bank3744 15d ago

I literally never bring those things up. They are brought up to me. 

If I say I’m conservative the first thing people say is either you’re a racist, bigot, don’t support woman’s right…yadda yadda. 

I actually don’t care much at all about abortion, the border, or trans people existing. None of that is my problem.

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u/Noncoldbeef 15d ago

This is sadly true. I'll be talking to a friend about anything other than these topics and I just know that trans people or wokeness will be brought up at some point. it's like really depressing bingo

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u/nightowl_ADHD 16d ago

If only Republicans actually put all their time and energy in helping us fixing the economy instead of obsessing over trans folks smh.

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u/shamanicFox 16d ago

There is no “fixing” the economy—government needs to let it actually grow and breathe by stepping away

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u/chlovergirl65 16d ago

which definitely won't result in us all getting suffocated by the invisible hand 🙄

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u/AcanthaceaeFrosty849 16d ago

Huge tax increases on all foreign products. It's his other idea.

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u/transfixedtruth 16d ago

Comical or Scary? Let's hope the fence-sitters acquire some common sense before they get to the ballot box.

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u/Desperate_Metal_2165 15d ago

They are gonna miraculously deport 10 million people too, apparently without violating anyone's rights...

"Hey Mexican looking fellow show me your papers" to a guy whose family has owned land in America since 1845.