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So you won't vote? Or vote third party?
If people say “yes I’ll still vote for them if they run an openly homophobic person.” Then the party has no reason not to.
Regardless of what people’s actual decisions is on voting day; It is imperative to say one wouldn’t vote for them over these issues. It needs to be made clear that “not being as bad” is a losing strategy.
Insisting that people must commit to voting for them, regardless of their platform, and calling them an idiot if they say no, is basically giving the party tacit support to drop protecting minorities from their platform.
Do you give the democrats tacit support to do that?
A significant aspect of being an adult is damage control.
This all boils down to a very simple question.
Would you rather have Democrats in control or Republicans?
There is no third option, no matter how hard people fantasize about it. There is no reality where we all hold hands and make a 3rd party viable out of nowhere. No 3rd party is even trying to be viable. In 2024 the 3rd party candidate with the most votes got a whopping half of a single percent of the total votes cast. That is rock solid proof that no 3rd party is even remotely viable.
So.
Democrats or Republicans?
Because from my point of view, out of those options, the answer is unbelievably obvious.
It's likely a targeted LGBTQ+ campaign to withdraw votes and support for Democrats would result from an openly anti-gay, anti-trans candidate, yes. This is mostly to throw our weight around and convince them that they need our support if they want to win elections.