Numerous Democratic midterm candidates have previously made anti-trans statements or voted for anti-trans legislation. Trans journalist Erin Reed published a list yesterday of these candidates and advised her followers not to vote for them, lest their victories convince the Democratic Party “that throwing transgender people under the bus is a winning strategy,” Reed wrote.
I kind of feel like you need to support them enough to win (as they are technically “the lesser of two evils”) and then threaten them with being voted out if they don’t stop being pieces of shit. Maybe that’s naive, but I am happy to hear a better plan.
You don’t need threats. Open communication works better as it’s not antagonistic. The unspoken threat of being voted out of office is always present anyway.