Congressman Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, recently suggested in an interview that he did not want one of his daughters to get run over by a male athlete while playing sports. He was using this opinion to explain how Trump is beating Democrats, who are afraid to say this sort of thing publicly.
One of his top aides just resigned over the comments, apparently completely missing the point.
The Hill reports:
Top Moulton aide quits after transgender athlete remarksA top aide to Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) resigned after comments Moulton made about transgender athletes were panned by state Democrats and LGBTQ groups.Matt Chilliak, Moulton’s campaign manager and director of his “Serve America” political committee, departed Moulton’s office late Thursday, The Boston Globe reported. A spokesperson for Moulton’s office did not return a request for comment on Chilliak’s departure.Responding to President-elect Trump’s win Tuesday, Chilliak wrote on social platform X, “Millions of Americans today showed that they hate immigrants and transgender people more than they fear fascism.”In a New York Times story about Democratic finger-pointing on Thursday, Moulton was quoted as saying his party had leaned too heavily into identity politics, allowing Trump and Republicans to sail to a decisive victory.“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” he said. “I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
This is a delusional world view.
If the left keeps this up, Democrats will just continue to lose elections.
WBUR has more:
The Salem School Committee was swift to denounce Moulton’s remarks.“We want to reassure our LGBTQ+ students that we as district leaders will always celebrate your identities, support your dreams and aspirations, and applaud your accomplishments,” the committee said in a statement. “Neither fear nor political whim will shake our commitment to you.”Moulton did not back down from his comments on Friday, saying Democrats lost on Tuesday in part because “we shame and belittle too many opinions held by too many voters and that needs to stop.”
Democrats have some very difficult decisions to make about their future as a party.
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