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[u/StrummerBass101]

Awfully suspicious right before the midterms lol. Seems like Republican chicanery. Got two today. Guess when you have nothing else to run on you have to lean into culture war bullshit.

[u/Lightningstruckagain]

For all the R’s in the west and rural areas, the ones that are pissed about data centers, border walls on their land, having their labor deported- these people that had decided not to vote at all- this is the ONE issue that R operatives think will get them to the polls. That’s the whole bet. The Republican party operatives are going all in on anti Trans to get people to the polls to once again vote against their best interests.

[u/Arrmadillo → u/Lightningstruckagain]

Republicans have used this strategy for a few election cycles to boost conservative voter turnout.

Here’s Texas-based republican strategist Lance Wallnau talking about the strategy during the 2024 election.

ProPublica - Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country

“A driving force behind Ziklag’s efforts is Lance Wallnau, a prominent Christian evangelist and influencer based in Texas who is described by Ziklag as a ‘Seven Mountains visionary & advisor.’ The fiery preacher is one of the most influential figures on the Christian right, experts say, a bridge between Christian nationalism and Trump.”

“Other internal Ziklag documents voice strong opposition to same-sex marriage and transgender rights. One reads: ‘transgender acceptance = Final sign before imminent collapse.’”

“The left had won the battle over the ‘homosexual issue,’ [Lance] Wallnau said. ‘But on transgenderism, there’s a problem and they know it.’ He continued: ‘They’re gonna wanna talk about Trump, Trump, Trump. … Meanwhile, if we talk about ‘It’s not about Trump. It’s about parents and their children, and the state is a threat,’ that could be the ‘target on the forehead of Goliath.’”

“According to Wallnau, Ziklag also plans to fund ballot initiatives in seven key states — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Montana, Nevada and Ohio — that take aim at the transgender community by seeking to ban ‘genital mutilation.’ The seven states targeted are either presidential battlegrounds or have competitive U.S. Senate races. None of the initiatives is on a state ballot yet.

‘People that are lethargic about the election or, worse yet, they’re gonna be all Trump-traumatized with the news cycle — this issue will get people to come out and vote,’ Wallnau said. ‘That ballot initiative can deliver swing states.’”

[u/Lightningstruckagain → u/Arrmadillo]

Yep, that was the basis of my reply. This one issue will get the anti trump or just ambivalent Rs off their asses and to the ballot box. They may loose their land and water but goddamit don’t let a jr high boy play girl’s volleyball!