AI invading politics is going to be an ongoing issue. Because this is West Virginia they are pointing out attacks on Republicans but the problem goes in both directions.
To be clear, I don't like the stranglehold Republicans have on West Virginia but I still don't want to see AI used as attacks in *either* direction.
[thread] Trump superPAC: Securing American Greatness
* 501(c)(4) run by Taylor Budowich
* Trump1 comm. dir.
* oversees largest pro-Trump superPAC, Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Budowich
* American political consultant
* conservative political operative
* Exec Dir: Tea Party Express, & MAGA Inc.
* comm. roles for Trump’s political ops
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#DarkMoney #superPACs #SecuringAmericanGreatness #TaylorBudowich #MAGAinc
#AttackAds
Experts warn of "#chillingeffects" of #Texas #attorneygeneral #suing #doctors over providing #genderaffirmingcare in the state.
#Lawsuits filed as #antitrans #attackads plague 2024 #election and dozens of #states restrict access to gender-affirming #Healthcare
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
How wildly successful anti-trans ads fired up Texas' Republican voters
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/08/transgender-ads-motivate-texas-republicans
* barrage of attack ads, focus on trans kids playing youth sports
* Democrats struggled to respond
* fact that Texas’ senate candidates argued about youth sports rather than economy, immigration, future of democracy was a Republican victory
Comment - that's the plan:
* social media attacks go viral amplifying hate
* "trump" weak, reactionary responses
#Oregon #school asks #TedCruz to remove #transgender #sports #ad featuring #students without #permission.
An #Oregon #schooldistrict requested that #Senator #TedCruz’s #campaign pull two #attackads on #transgender #athletes. Cruz alleged that the ads showed a #transgender athlete. But both students pictured are #cisgender #female #students.
The #district states the #minors' #images were included without #parent or #schooldistrict approval.
#Transgender #wrestler #MackBeggs plans to take #legal #action against #misleading #Texas #Republican #ads.
The #Republican #attackads falsely depict Beggs as a #trans #boy #wrestling #girls. In reality, Beggs is a #trans #man (assigned female at birth) who wished to compete against other #boys. However, he was compelled by the #Texas #School #Sports #regulator (#UIL) to wrestle #girls due to the #female #sex recorded on his #birthcertificate at that time.
#Senate #GOP #doublesdown on #antitrans #attackads
#Republicans have wasted $82 million in the last few months to #slam #Democratic #lawmakers and #candidates over #support for #transgender #athletes and #genderaffirmingcare for #kids.
— Most people just don't care enough about trans people for these ads to motivate them to vote, the ones that will care are overwhelmingly trans allies.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/29/republicans-senate-trans-rights-ads
#Trump #campaign's #obsessive #hate may not boost him, but it will cause #longterm #damage.
A #deluge of #swingstate #AttackAds suggest #trans #people cannot #coexist #peacefully with #cisgender #people
All of the Trump ads are #vicious #garbage, I spent a lot of time pondering why the #hatred against #trans #people stands out. It's the #tagline: "Kamala is for they/them, Trump is for you."
New #Poll: #LikelyVoters Are #Tired Of #AntiTrans #Ads.
A new poll run by #DataForProgress found that #voters are more likely to #support #candidates who #support #transrights.
People also believe #political #attackads have gotten out of hand.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-likely-voters-are-tired
#Majority of #voters view #Republican's #antitrans #ads as ‘#meanspirited’.
More than half of voters surveyed this month by #DataForProgress said #political #attackads #targeting the #trans #community have gotten “out of hand”
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4949915-gop-campaign-ads-trans-rights/
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