and that s what this reall aims to, daryl the abortio pill is already banned in many many states in the country, so already banned in texas, the want to pull it off the shelves, in new york, in california, in every state in the union and what we ve seen in these post-dobbs elections is th issue has been most positive i swing states, places lik michigan, wisconsin, where the election going to sway abortion laws in immediate ways again, people in new york an california need to be cognizan of what s happening. you think about michigan an the victory of the fou democrats at the highest level in that state. so much of that was about th fact that they had a ballo measure, a positive ballot measure, enshrining abortion rights but there was also a lot o election denial not quite clear what motivated what look at the ballot measur
that nobody in this countr under a post-dobbs regime, i doesn t matter if you live i the bluest city, blue is state your act is to reproductiv rights are not secure. and that s what this reall aims to, daryl the abortio pill is already banned in many many states in the country, so already banned in texas, the want to pull it off the shelves, in new york, in california, in every state in the union and what we ve seen in these post-dobbs elections is th issue has been most positive i swing states, places lik michigan, wisconsin, where the election going to sway abortion laws in immediate ways again, people in new york an california need to be cognizan of what s happening. you think about michigan an the victory of the fou democrats at the highest level in that state. so much of that was about th fact that they had a ballo measure, a positive ballot measure, enshrining abortion
raising the minimum wage, expanding voting rights, enshrining abortion rights. but this was a busy two years. there are two buckets of victories. some of the biggest ones came solely from democrats who used a budgeting loophole, reconciliation, to bypass the filibuster and push through transformative legislation on a party line vote. for instance, the first thing they did, the american rescue plan. nearly $2 trillion covid stimulus plan that i think really paved the way for the very strong economy we have seen for the past two years. could have been much worse. then this year, the inflation reduction act, the comprehensive bill passed which does a lot including investing in green energy, and lowering the cost of prescription drugs among other things. that s the stuff they were able to do on a party line vote with 50 votes in the senate. but as biden promised on the campaign trail, there were quite a few bipartisan compromises as well. many more than i would have guessed. there was, for
from even discussing the existence of gay and trans folks. some cases could force school administrators to out-trans students. last month, dozens of house republicans introduced a national version of that law, which is actually worse if, you believe it, manages to be more draconian in the florida law, and more reckless, and wide open. it seems likely republicans will hold a vote on that bill when they formally retake the house in january. the run up to the midterm elections, anti-trans rhetoric, in particular, was constantly used by right wing politicians and republicans for all kinds of different offices. republicans tried to unsuccessfully fearmonger against michigan s referendum, enshrining abortion rights, by falsely claiming the bill would lead to forced sterilization of children. the michigan ballot puzzle passed overwhelmingly. republicans vastly underperformed in the midterms after going all in on anti-trans issues. that doesn t stop them. they are still at it, taking issue wit
against michigan s referendum, enshrining abortion rights, by falsely claiming the bill would lead to forced sterilization of children. the michigan ballot puzzle passed overwhelmingly. republicans vastly underperformed in the midterms after going all in on anti-trans issues. that doesn t stop them. they are still at it, taking issue with trans people existing at all. donald trump is vacated a significant amount of time in his president not switch to and picked for senate herschel walker tried to close out his race in the runoff, making trans women participating in sports as one of his closing arguments top issue for georgia voters about who you want to send to the senate ahead of next month s runoff election. it s important to note, this is not just elected officials and political candidates, these politicians are taking their cues from right-wing media. those incidents at drag events i mentioned moments ago, they have been within the context of conservative media personalities fear