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41% Of Republican Voters Agree That GOP’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric Is ‘Sad And Shameful’
A new survey from the progressive polling firm Data for Progress shows that voters across party lines are fed up with candidates using anti-trans rhetoric on the campaign trail.
Former President
Donald Trump’s campaign has
spent more than $21 million on political advertisements attacking Vice President
Kamala Harris this election cycle over her support of transgender rights — and stoking fears about transgender people’s presence in public life.
A new
report from Data for Progress out Thursday shows that voters across party lines believe these ads have gotten out of hand — and that they think
Democrats are better equipped to handle LGBTQ+ issues than
Republicans.
The progressive polling firm surveyed 1,216 likely U.S. voters about candidates’ stances on transgender rights. Respondents were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements.
Asked if they viewed Republican candidates’ use of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in their campaigns as “sad and shameful,” 41% of Republicans and 58% of independent voters agreed. That compares to 38% of Republicans and 25% of independents who do
not think it’s “shameful.”
The survey also found that 80% of all voters polled, across party lines, agreed that the two major parties should spend more time talking about the economy and inflation than issues related to transgender people. And 52% of voters trust the
Democratic Party more than the GOP to handle trans issues, including a 39% plurality of independents.