New Poll: Likely Voters Are Tired Of Anti-Trans Ads

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-likely-voters-are-tired

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/17945663

Link to poll: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2024/10/23/voters-prefer-candidates-who-are-supportive-of-transgender-rights-think-recent-political-ads-have-gotten-mean-spirited-and-out-of-hand

When voters are asked whether they are more inclined to support a candidate who backs transgender rights or one who opposes them, voters overwhelmingly choose the candidate in favor of transgender rights, by a margin of 21 points. This trend holds true among Independents, with a 19-point preference. Even 22% of Republicans indicate they are more likely to support a candidate who favors trans rights—a significantly higher percentage than the share of Democrats who would back a candidate opposing them.

Furthermore, voters showed frustration with the wave of anti-trans advertisements. When asked if they thought political attack ads against the transgender community have gotten mean spirited and out of hand, far more voters agree than disagree (+28 points). This finding holds true for independents (+23 points) as well, with even 31% of Republicans finding that there were too many political attack ads.

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Kintarian@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 1y (7 replies)

It's funny that the people who preach freedom and having their rights are the very people who want to take our rights. Actually it's not that funny.

CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 23 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Because, from them, the law exists as a means to punish people you don't like.

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

Kintarian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (5 replies)

I like that, who said it?

HK65@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Francis M. Wilhoit

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

From that page:

This quotation is often incorrectly attributed to Francis M. Wilhoit:

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.[10]

However, it was actually a 2018 blog response by 59-year-old Ohio composer Frank Wilhoit, years after Francis Wilhoit's death.[11]

Kintarian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Thank you

Repelle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

From that article:

This quotation is often incorrectly attributed to Francis M. Wilhoit:

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.[10]

However, it was actually a 2018 blog response by 59-year-old Ohio composer Frank Wilhoit, years after Francis Wilhoit's death.[11]

krashmo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I've definitely heard this quote prior to 2018. I won't pretend to know who said it first but there's no way it originated then.

BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca · 49 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Stop worrying about what's in other people's pants. Especially kids pants.

Fucking Weirdos.

Just let the doctors do their job helping people be happy with themselves.

ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

I worry what is in kids pants. Way too often it's the hand of someone in a position of trust.

Grayox@lemmy.ml · 22 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Its literally the only 45 ads i see during football, the only effect it has is making me want to vote for Kamala.

prowe45@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y

Yeah, I saw one yesterday for the first time during football because I typically avoid all the classic sources of commercials, and it was just two dude bros who looked like they were making a podcast sitting around saying "Yo, I don't want all my tax money being used to give prisoners sex change operations". And I thought, "who on earth would this possible convince to vote for Trump who wasn't already absolutely going to?"

Today@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

We're all tired of all ads.

A friend proposed that a big button should appear immediately after you vote and pressing it would stop all political ads.

MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 1y

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