And anyone with sense can see what will happen with Republicans still in control. The plans are published, their actions make it clear.
I’ll reiterate, just because a campaign succeeds in Iowa does not mean that same campaign would work nationwide. Trump won Iowa by 13% of the vote, the seat Turek is running for is currently held by a Republican. The Democrats would likely see their margins decrease, or even suffer losses to Republicans or third-party candidates, in typical stronghold states that have strong protections for trans rights. Do you honestly believe that an anti-trans candidate would succeed in places like Colorado, New York, Minnesota, where these rights - that should be basic human rights across the board - have been protected by the state legislatures or even added to state constitutions?
I also don’t want this shithead traitor anywhere near any position of power. But your solution to “expel” him is to let the Republican win. I don’t even have to research Turek’s opponent to know that, by virtue of being a Republican, they are opposed to trans rights. And that not only will they vote in lockstep with a potential Republican majority on trans rights, but also in every vote concerning rights for anyone who isn’t a rich, cishet, WASPy man.
You keep using this military analogy, so I’ll roll with it. You present it as if we’re choosing a commander for our army, and the other side is choosing one for theirs. Only one person is winning this election, there’s only one seat; only one person is the commander, there’s only one army. It seems like your idea of solidarity is putting the person who says “I want to kill all of you” in charge of the army and hoping that that unites the soldiers against their commander, while the other generals cheer the commander on.
The Republican party, and conservatives at large, are an active threat to trans people, and all people. It’s hard to worry about what one political party might do in the future when giving the other party power now means that I might not even be around long enough to worry about it.
I’ll admit, my very first comment was inflammatory and I meant it to be. There’s too many comments on here that come across as telling me that I need to be willing to die for someone else’s beliefs, and I reacted accordingly. It definitely didn’t help though that you decided to call me a coward for not wanting to die for your beliefs.
I’m not arguing against your strategy entirely. I’m arguing against your strategy when the result of following it is a Republican victory. You still haven’t been able to explain how the Republicans staying in power will somehow be better for trans people than the last two years have been. You also admit that Democrats would lose votes by pursuing anti-trans policies, so I’m not sure how that fits with your belief that they would start pushing those policies nationwide. If two random lemmy users can come to that conclusion, surely at least on political strategist can as well.
You’re right that lesser evilism is bullshit. Unfortunately, the electoral process in the US is also bullshit. Too many people are stuck choosing between the party that wants to kill them now, and the party that might choose to sacrifice them later. But it’s a lot easier to fight for your future when you aren’t fighting for your life in the present.
A single Senate seat is far more significant than you’re making it out to be, especially when we’re talking about flipping the seat. Whoever wins this particular seat will be fairly insignificant as an individual for the next 6 years at least, but majority control means control of rules and procedures, legislative dockets, and committee appointments. And the wider that majority, the less power traitors like Fetterman or (potentially) Turek have.