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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • In certain areas, it could be. For a solid blue or red state/area, the primary is going to be more important to winning. Giving people a reason to turn out will be disproportionately important in the primary due to the lower voter turnout.

    Having said all that, she’s completely aware that people get weird about trans issues and the nation gets easily scared and defensive. She has made it a point (and has stated before) she is not a trans representative, she is a representative who is trans. She has also made it a point to not give anti-trans people fodder (eg. forcing her to use the wrong bathroom) to further target trans people.

    Edit: For the record, I think this is a bad move. Charlie Kirk incited violence against many groups, especially trans people. His words certainly led to trans deaths. But I think this is a strategic move.