Orworse, tacitly reaffirming the oppositions position.
This response is inadequate not just morally, but electorally.
Ignoring racist dog whistles and transphobic siren songsonly makes them more potent.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.Rebecca Noble/Getty Images; RYAN COLLERD/AFP/Getty Images
Abroad, this means taking on gender ideology.
To be sure, Democrats must attend to issues that voters prioritize like making ends meet.
When Republican efforts at fear-mongering go uncontested, they dont go away.
Nor are they addressed by attempting to change the subject.
They require exposing the authoritarian strategy of and threat posed by MAGA Republicans coming to take away our freedoms.
What is theRace Class Gender Narrative?
We show up for each other and we vote for leaders like Kamala Harris.
With this wording, were telling folks that people like them already believe and do the right thing here.
Most recently,he said: We see it now, the hate has shifted toward the trans community.
Theyre running millions of dollars of ads demonizing folks who are just trying to live their lives.
We win by running on and not from our values.
Anat Shenker-Osorio is a political strategist and communications researcher for progressive campaigns.
Jay Marcellus is a progressive communications strategist and leader in messaging for transgender rights.
