Typical conservative reasoning: “I don’t mind banning abortion, because I personally will never be affected”

A gay republican; or, as they’re more commonly known as in the LGBT community, a “bitch-ass traitor”.

Just one man’s opinion, but I’d rather have the picture and discussion here than a link to reddit.

I know very little about gay rights history in the US but in a quick search I learned that the supreme court case that made same sex marriage legal was put forth by a Democrat.

Another thing is that I’m under the impression that the Replublican party is very much a Religeous party that does not reconize anything outside Men-Women relations. I’m always confused to hear about gay Republicans.

Back to the mouth-breathing times…

This is what you get when you have such a polarised electoral system. People treat the parties like sport teams and support them no matter what. So they vote against their own interests because they believe they should never vote for the other side.

1/3 of people dont even vote in the US because there is no real choice.

Its amazing how often you see people aggressively defending the democrats purely on the basis that they’re not the republicans. Even criticising the dems is framed as being pro Republican which is crazy. Both parties are shit, both have sewn up the US electoral system between them and keep everyone else out at all levels.

And during elections that opinion gets shut down and people become complicit with the system. “Voting for a 3rd party is a wasted vote” etc.

The idea that voters should be registered as democrat PR Republican is also crazy - it’s like supporting a party is part of someone identity which is weird.

The only way out is wholesale reform of the system and I don’t see either party offering that. A 3rd party could try and build from the bottom up and dismantle the two parties powerbase but it doesn’t seem to be happening.

So maybe it’ll be revolution when a party pushes people too far? Though Americans seem willing to tolerate an awful lot of shit without doing anything at all.

“We” lol

this will only push me and other people like me out!

That’s the whole point.

It basically could have been written by an Aaron Sorkin character.

This is what happens when Dems refuse to do anything to help…

Idiots vote Republican because things will change. Almost never changes for the better (gotta go back to like Lincoln lol) but shit does change with a Republican.

If Dems who wanted to help could make it past the neoliberals in the primaries, all of these people would still be voting D.

Luckily Ken Martin hasn’t been the type to stand in the way of the type of candidates dem voters want. He’s the whole reason Minnesota is blue, let alone progressive.

Nearly four months into the legislative session, Democrats in the state have already tackled protecting abortion rights, legalizing recreational marijuana and restricting gun access — and they have signaled their plans to take on issues like expanding paid family leave and providing legal refuge to trans youths whose access to gender-affirming and other medical care has been restricted elsewhere.

“These [policies] are things that have a direct and clear impact on improving people’s lives,” U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn, said. “And that’s what Minnesotans are looking for. They’re looking for evidence — just as voters are nationally — that the government that they elect can deliver results for them.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/minnesota-becoming-laboratory-progressive-policy-rcna79816

Compare that to “Dem stronghold” states where most voters hate their incumbents, and the incumbents are routinely more conservative than the Dem party platform.