AnalysisOhio Democrats caught between public opinion and base on trans issues
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The Rooster published an analysis explaining that Ohio Democratic candidates are adopting cautious stances on transgender athletes and youth medical care, issues on which majorities of Americans hold restrictive views. The piece argues Democratic consultants lack a strategy to address these concerns without alienating their base, while Republicans have weaponized the issue effectively.
“its consultant class still hasn't figured out how to triangulate the issue without enraging the base”
D.J. ByrnesDr. Amy Acton Ohio gubernatorial candidate
Sherrod Brown U.S. Senator from OhioD.J. Byrnes Political analyst, The RoosterAndrew Flores American University professor, LGBTQ politics researcher
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