A Class-A Dirty Midterms Trick. The Story Behind ‘The Social Reckoning’ (with Karol Markowicz and Katie Harbath)

Podcast: Politics Politics Politics · Justin Robert Young

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan recently said, “We’re still running transgender ads, and it’s just not resonating.” Republicans are trying to recreate the most iconic attack of 2024 — Kamala Harris is for they/them, Donald Trump is for you — by targeting James Talarico’s old progressive positions. But if the ads aren’t moving the polls and voters would rather discuss gas prices or inflation, what good are they? Maybe somebody decided to take the left-hand path and raise the issue’s salience another way. Texans have begun receiving messages that say, “Questions about gender-affirming care in Texas? Start...