Description
Tuesday’s election was a total “rebuke” of Republicans’ anti-trans strategy, according to journalist Erin Reed. It’s a reasonable assessment given how the GOP spent nearly $200 million on anti-trans ads and got blown out in the biggest blue wave we’ve seen in generations. Even though some anti-trans ballot initiatives are passing in blue states, trans Americans across the country are still managing to notch historic—and downright shocking—electoral victories nobody saw coming. In this video we’ll talk about how trans people are defying bigots and out-organizing Republicans.
References
Alabama Political Reporter - https://www.alreporter.com/2026/10/26/huntsville-house-candidate-fires-back-at-republican-opponents-attack-on-trans-identity
Erin In The Morning (Allison Montgomery) - https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-democrat-allison-montgomery
Erin in the Morning (Anti-Trans Attacks Failed) - https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/a-stunning-rebuke-of-anti-trans-politics
Texas Monthly - https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/dade-phelan-republicans-freaking-out/
The Intercept - https://theintercept.com/2026/11/03/james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-results-trans/
The 19th - https://19thnews.org/2026/11/these-trans-and-nonbinary-candidates-just-made-history/
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