One could say that this is partly the reason for the disconnect between pols and voters, with the latter seeing the former as out of touch.

They're both absorbing completely different media environments!

feel like people are talking past each other here

Video form is clearly more influential than text form, but specifically in regards to influencing the general populace. Whereas text/article form is more influential regarding policy as gov members are disproportionately their audience.

Lawler definitely sees pressure bc he does not support trans rights

Republicans voting against the felony national trans youth healthcare ban were Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Gabe Evans (CO), Michael Lawler (NY), Mike Kennedy (UT).

Dems voting FOR the felony ban were Henry Cueller (TX), Vincente Gonzalez (TX), Don Davis (NC).

3 NVs on both sides.

Some of those people are in fact part of democratic party leadership or establishment media saying this today.

and that might mean swallowing your pride and conceding to annoying podcasters who had this right. it might mean a lot less invoking of Murc's Law in defense of subpar Democrats. this *will not happen* on its own

are you being deadass right now

Alabama rep cites Gavin Newson's vote to out trans kids to parents as precedent that the federal government should follow

Yeah, it gets spacious out here. (disregard the lights in ND, those are oil field fires, not people)