Are transgender people no longer an effective scapegoat for the GOP? One Texas Republican leader says attacks on gender identity are falling flat in Lone Star State elections.

Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan told Texas Monthly that Republicans focused too much on culture war issues this election cycle and are paying the price. “We’re just not paying attention to the issues that matter,” he said.

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    23 hours ago

    It goes without saying that he would be 100% on board if it did work.

    These pricks don’t care about right and wrong, they only crave power; he’s only upset that jingling keys in front of reactionary voters isn’t as successful when people are 20% poorer than last cycle.