8 trans candidates win in US elections

Not unlike some of the Scottish parliament.

It seems to be an over represented group in politics generally. However the Democrats need to tread carefully. A big factor in the loss of the last presidential election was the insistence that TWAW.

The U.S is a long, long way from getting to grips with the whole 'trans' business. Even channels/media such as 'Fox News' entertain the idea of there being such a thing as a 'trans person',and use pronouns; and increasingly British media such as the BBC and The Guardian look to the U.S journalists, and other American voices, for comment and analysis. I turned 'Woman's Hour' off today when it featured yet another one.

They are highly motivated to get themselves into positions where they can exert undue power and influence. I think it's possible there are funding streams helping this.

I hope they're not being counted as women, given the difficulty than women in the US seem to have in getting into political positions.

I would not like to see the US's 'first woman president' being a man, but it wouldn't surprise me.

It seems that the extreme polarisation which is characteristic of American politics is set to continue for the forseeable future.

Who was it on WH?

It’s probably more likely!

It's telling that candidates who in the past had made quite insane statements in favour of pro-trans ideology pretty much abandoned those positions for these elections and even started taking opposing positions, e.g. James Talarico.

Male privilege, but in drag.

The gossip is that AOC was also told to tone down more extreme woke stuff to make her palatable to the electors in case of a presidential run.

I forget who annoyingly, but the best advice to all of them was a dem in a rep state who said, "if I want to build consensus I spend 80% of my time working on things that affect 100% of the population". Democrats (and Republicans) need to stop fighting ridiculous culture wars and just do the work. Fix infrastructure, bring down costs, sort healthcare. Boring work that makes people's lives better.

This. That's the first thing that struck me.

All men.

And yes, society treating them exactly as men.

Simultaneouly, the voters chose to restrict girls sports to girls only.

Accompained by a lot of foot stomping about how actuslly, that is dangerous to girls, unlawful, and no girls will play sports anymore

Who are the idiots voting for these dudes? Are they just voting for their preferred party no matter who is representing it, or are they just completely brainwashed? Either way, it's scary

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Nobody gives a toss about transmen unless they’re stripped down to their pants, and/or pregnant.
Funny that, is t it?

If these were bold men entering politics in their own style I would be in favour. But if they are pretending they are women and being counted as women it would be a massive step back into sexist stereotypes and I would question their ability to function in reality.

I can't recall her name, but yesterday it was the author Jody Picoult. It's is probably prejudice, but I find certain types of american accent and accompanying vocal intonation and delivery highly irritating, and that's before they even start to talk about issues and in a way which suggests a taken for granted liberal hegemony.

Yes, hopefully the moderates win out over the more extreme elements. In Britain we've shunted a lot of the crazies and obsessives off to the Green party - but in the U.S they are still living under the Democrat umbrella. America is still regularly permitting males into female sports, imprisoning male rapists and murderers in women's prisons, and has a very active child gender transition industry. Of course, the federal nature of U.S government means that the laws vary state by state - and probably always will.

Most of the US liberal analysis I've read seems to think the moderates will have a lot more power in the party now as they will be desperate to keep the house and senate majorities which they have because moderates won over Republican leaning voters who are sick of the left extremes.

Let's hope.......because the only way forward from such extreme polarisation is towards the centre ground. I think most people probably lean Left of centre when it comes to economics and public services and Right of centre when it comes to social and cultural issues.

Not really over representative. There are thousands of state level representatives across the country and most of the trans wins were at that level.

Will be interesting to see if anything else comes to light about these men…

Wonder whether these will turn out to be excellent representatives, or whether they will turn out, as every man with a gender identity who has made his way into an influential position in the UK has so far, to be using their position for representing solely themselves and their gender interests, and the interests (if and when relevant to them) of other men with gender identities?

At least one of those (Zooey Zephyr aka Zachary Rausch, 'wife' of a prominent tra 'journalist') was unopposed. Part time rep in Montana.