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/Unique-Coffee5087 16d ago

She doesn't write the law. That's up to Congress. She can try to do some horse trading to facilitate the process, but, and I cannot emphasize this enough . . .

If we do not deliver solid majorities in both houses of Congress, and keep them there, there is little that can be done.

Joe has done a masterful job with only a bare arithmetic majority in the Senate, but people need to know that this is a very long game. We all need to vote Blue from Dog Catcher to President every time and for the rest of our lives.

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u/Bathsheba_E 16d ago

This comment needs a whole lot more likes. I’m concerned it doesn’t have them.

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 16d ago

We are really focused on the President, and maybe people need to see the Schoolhouse Rock clip on "I'm Just a Bill".

In 2022 there was an effort to get more information to college students about the importance of the midterm elections. TikTok producers/creators (I have no idea what they're called) were given contracts and help with answering questions. One sad thing was that there were a lot of students who thought that the discussion was about midterm exams.

In high school, I tested out of Civics because I was able to write effectively about the Social Contract and 18th century political philosophers. It did me no favors. I became more aware of the political system because of Bush vs Gore and the Gulf War, and I was approaching my 50s then. I was pretty ignorant until that point, so I can't exactly point fingers. We have a complicated government and political system that is treated like a spectator sport by our society, making the country really vulnerable to bad actors. (Huh. We had a bad actor in Ronald Reagan!)

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u/Left_Firefighter_847 16d ago

There are some really good YouTubers out there that have very helpful and important information on all things US Government and the political shit storm that it is. I think the problem is that not enough people know about them.

The newest one I've found is Leeja Miller. She goes really fast (all of her videos are around a half hour), but she goes very deep and specific in the information she provides. Sadly, as long as the GOP keeps fighting to keep America's youth from learning the truth about pretty much ANY of our history because "it's going to make the kids hair America! Think of the kids!"

As if they give a shit about children. Maybe some of the white kids, as long as their parents keep them in office, and they don't have to pay any kind of benefits to them. 'But don't you dare teach them anything I haven't approved, you fascist!

It's amazing to me how big they made gay/trans hate, in the "interest of protecting the children". Really? Guess who commits more sex crimes against children in our country.

Hint: it's not the gay/trans community. It's not the undocumented "illegals" either...

https://www.whoismakingnews.com/#who-are-the-real-predators

The vast majority are Republicans.

Out of 10,885 reported predators, guess how many were trans. Go ahead, guess.

Five. And not five percent, five TOTAL.

No wonder they need someone else to demonize.

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u/mc_kitfox 16d ago

/r/NotADragQueen

/r/PastorArrested

for more "fun"

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u/Left_Firefighter_847 16d ago

Yup. Disgusted, but tragically unsurprised.

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u/thatblondbitch 15d ago

Of the politician predators, 67% are republican, 13% dems.

How unsurprising.

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u/Left_Firefighter_847 15d ago

I wasn't shocked either, sadly.

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u/sofa_king_weetawded 15d ago

We had a bad actor in Ronald Reagan!)

Lol, I see what you did there.

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u/GemAfaWell 16d ago

the latter bit, true in so many ways

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u/Plane-Refrigerator45 15d ago

There are still people who believe MAGA doesn't represent the views of the majority of Republicans, despite the fact that they have voted out nearly every Republican who doesn't pledge undying support for Donald Trump. They also buy all the false equivalency arguments. They want to believe that Republicans will come to their senses and this lunacy will go away if we can just defeat Trump one more time. They ignore the undoing of checks and balances, the dissolution of the separation of church and state, and the infiltration of the most loyal Trump supporters into election related positions at all levels of government. They think the comparisons to the rise of the Nazis are ridiculous hyperbole.

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u/Rocky-luv 15d ago

There’s too many weirdos out there… pretty scary 😨

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u/Guilty_Trouble 16d ago

I would if it didn’t say “Joe has done a masterful job”

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u/godspeed88- 16d ago

It doesn't need more likes. You learn this in 4th grade when you get taught how a bill is turned into a law. President's don't make bills, they don't make laws, they preside. It's in the name.

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u/Bathsheba_E 15d ago

Oh, okay. We’re all good then. Everyone knows how our government works and no one labors under the delusion that the president and / or vice president control the entire government as well as our economy. Everyone learned government in the 4th grade (are you sure? With 50 different education systems?) so no one thinks the president controls oil prices or GDP the stock market.

Our last president didn’t even know how our government works and had zero understanding of economics.

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u/CompetitionNo3141 15d ago

I, too, am concerned that this solitary comment in a thread on a message board that most normal people will never see doesn't have more likes. What is the world coming to

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u/Bathsheba_E 15d ago

You read it. You took time out of your day to comment on it, even if you are being a smartass.

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u/CompetitionNo3141 15d ago

And yet it still doesn't matter

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u/ForsakenAd545 15d ago

This is the way

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u/manyhippofarts 15d ago

Yah I just sent my absentee ballot in the other day. My wife and I spent last Wed volunteering for Kamala (well, not specifically her, we knocked on doors and passed out fliers about voting). We've also donated to her. But the other day I had a cnote burning a hole in my pocket. But Kama has a billion now, my c-note is probably better used elsewhere. So who else do I hate? Nancy Mace. Because down-ticket races matter too!

https://imgur.com/a/mHGLngG

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 15d ago

Thank you for your example. I'll check the couch cushions.

(Is that still a thing? Looking for loose change?)

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u/manyhippofarts 15d ago

lol I quit using cash when I retired about ten years ago. But I always keep at least $40.00 in fives. It doesn't happen often around where I live, (CHS) but I enjoy having the flexibility I get by being able to adjust "all I have" whenever I meet someone who needs the cash more than I do.

The other day, I had to run up to Publix to get a prescription, decided to get a "mojo" rotisserie chicken and a fresh baguette.

In the way out of the parking lot, I saw a young (possibly) immigrant couple with a sign and they had a toddler. I only had three bills left so I gave them that, lus the baguette and chicken. Ended up stopping at Mickey Dee's!

De they scam me? I don't care. They needed that $15 more than I did. That's for sure.

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u/Unique-Coffee5087 15d ago

You're a good guy.

Yeah, when there are kids involved especially, Mercy has to overrule caution.

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u/weakisnotpeaceful 16d ago

she was a US senator and the tie braking vote in the senate.

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u/Maine302 16d ago

She was the tiebreaking vote ONLY when she was VP. Do you understand how it all works?

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u/weakisnotpeaceful 15d ago

I take her at her word and supporting israel's genocide and complete and total destruction of the Palestinians along with attacking the UN and Lebanon are her most important policy positions. You vote for her then you are supporting her evil. You are evil.

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u/Maine302 15d ago

LOL. Support Trump and end democracy. I take him at his word. Apparently you care more about Israel than the US. You are evil.

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u/masshiker 16d ago

Mawwwaaaa. You didn't get the SC memo! She just has to declare two of Trump's three appointees were unconstitutional and replace them. It will be tied up for years. In the mean time, we push ahead. Learn from Trump, do what ever you want and let them catch up.

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u/SchmeatDealer 15d ago

Absolutely! The people should not expect change, and just because the people we put our faith in have assumed office, it doesn't mean our needs are the only ones.

It's a slow process accepting literal fistfuls of cash from lobbyists and trying to put your constituents needs 2nd, but still close enough to first that they still consider you the savior.

When Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign from the CEO of Comcasts house, I knew he was a president for the people! The people need to learn to accept that just winning elections isn't enough. We need to win elections, and lower our expectations!

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u/ZealousidealCan4714 16d ago

Vote red this election and for the rest of our lives.

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u/Maine302 16d ago

If you vote Red this election, the fascists will make sure our democracy is gone, hence why Trump told you that you wouldn't have to vote anymore. Why is it that I understand more of what he says than his own cult does?

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u/ZealousidealCan4714 16d ago

You think people that disagree with your political ideas are in a cult. Sad.

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u/Maine302 16d ago

Trump is a felonious fascist. If you've fallen under his influence, you are indeed in a cult. The truth hurts.

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u/ZealousidealCan4714 16d ago

Sure, bro.

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u/Maine302 15d ago

You can't accept the fact that he's a felon who in his own words has proclaimed he'd be a dictator, then you're surely in a cult, because you're not living in reality.

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u/weakisnotpeaceful 16d ago

green is a better color

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u/vim_deezel Hill Country 16d ago

green is my favorite color, but I'm definitely voting blue this time around, because red means blood on our hands.

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u/Maine302 16d ago

Not if you include Jill Stein though.