{"id":2626339,"date":"2026-07-07T21:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-house-democrat-says-trumps-2024-they-them-ad-only-worked-because-dems-refused-to-counter-message\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:44:01","slug":"trans-house-democrat-says-trumps-2024-they-them-ad-only-worked-because-dems-refused-to-counter-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-house-democrat-says-trumps-2024-they-them-ad-only-worked-because-dems-refused-to-counter-message\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Trans&#8217; House Democrat Says Trump&#8217;s 2024 &#8216;They\/Them&#8217; Ad Only Worked Because Dems Refused to Counter Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-house-democrat-says-trumps-2024-they-them-ad-only-worked-because-dems-refused-to-counter-message%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the Democratic Party&#8217;s reaction to former Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s loss in the 2024 election to Donald Trump. It criticizes the party&#8217;s stance on issues like gender ideology, suggesting that their advocacy for transgender rights adn related policies may have alienated voters.The article highlights an interview with Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-watch-in-delaware-new-hampshire-and-rhode-island-primaries-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What to watch in Delaware, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island primaries - Washington Examiner\">openly transgender member<\/a> of Congress, who comments on how Democrats responded to republican ads emphasizing transgender issues. It suggests that Democrats&#8217; silence and failure to effectively counter these attacks contributed to their defeat. The piece advocates that Democrats should reconsider their support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-blowout-vote-alabama-senate-makes-hormone-therapy-surgery-for-trans-kids-a-felony-protect-kids\/\" title=\"In Blowout Vote, Alabama Senate Makes Hormone Therapy, Surgery For Trans Kids A Felony: \u2018Protect Kids\u2019\">transgender policies<\/a>, implying that abandoning such positions could help restore their political viability and appeal to mainstream voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party is still trying to process how former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Could it be that their weird anti-white, America-hating, gender-bending, pro-illegal-alien nonsense did not resonate with voters?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, but obviously they will look for any other reason for her defeat. An acknowledgement of that problem would warrant a complete overhaul of the party, something we likely won\u2019t see soon.<\/p>\n<p>On the subject of gender ideology, The Hill\u2019s Judy Kurtz interviewed Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride, the first \u201ctrans\u201d member of Congress who is biologically male but enjoys parading around as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Kurtz asked about the Trump campaign\u2019s use of an advertisement in 2024 denouncing Harris\u2019 and Democrats\u2019 embrace of transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p>The ad had a catchy slogan that was undoubtedly effective. After noting Harris once <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >supported taxpayer-funded trans surgeries<\/a> for prison inmates, a claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/world\/us\/us-news\/does-kamala-harris-push-for-gender-affirming-surgery-for-transgender-prisoners-fact-checking-claim-article-113793807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Now<\/a> reports as true, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1837095668726333685?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1837095668726333685%7Ctwgr%5E6a9cdd1c96f27a92850efad3495c0317be79e485%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesnownews.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fus-news%2Fdoes-kamala-harris-push-for-gender-affirming-surgery-for-transgender-prisoners-fact-checking-claim-article-113793807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ad<\/a> said, \u201cKamala\u2019s for They\/Them, President Trump is for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After mentioning the ad playing in a documentary about McBride\u2019s 2024 election \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/5948089-mcbride-transgender-rights-state-of-firsts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> reported it as the 2025 film \u201cState of Firsts\u201d \u2014 Kurtz noted, \u201cIt seemed to be pretty effective,\u201d before asking, \u201cDo you think, going into the midterms and then the 2028 presidential race, Democrats have to be careful in how they handle this issue to not be pushed off-balance by Republicans?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc07 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc04: \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc13 \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0c \ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d \ud835\udfd0\ud835\udfce\ud835\udfd0\ud835\udfd2<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e (D-DE), the first openly transgender member of Congress, told an interviewer this week\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HOc6XzqKaC\">pic.twitter.com\/HOc6XzqKaC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelARothman\/status\/2072359115385647444?\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McBride replied, \u201cWell, I think the degree to which that ad was effective in the last election, I think was a byproduct of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-group-launches-legislative-blitz-on-biden-china-policies\/\" title=\"GOP group launches legislative blitz on Biden-China policies\">major issues<\/a>. One was the perception that people had that Democrats were not fighting for bold, broad-based economic policy as our top priority. And the second was that we were silent in the face of the ad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What economic policy has to do with mocking Democrats for transgenderism remains a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of silence, what else should Democrats have done? Announce unapologetically that they do put trans issues before the ones regular Americans care about?<\/p>\n<p>McBride continued, \u201cI think many of our political leaders in that moment were concerned about how to respond and therefore sort of remained silent,\u201d McBride added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think some of the lessons learned from the 2024 cycle are that we have to be able to respond. We have to be willing to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The only thing Democrats should do in regard to transgenderism is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/expedition-finds-ernest-shackletons-sunken-ship-endurance-near-antarctica\/\" title=\"Expedition Finds Ernest Shackleton&#039;s Sunken Ship Endurance Near Antarctica\">abandon ship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is no other viable path forward if they hope to salvage an image of sanity among voters.<\/p>\n<p>The ad by the Trump campaign worked because it was true.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats should have adjusted if they found it difficult to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, McBride wouldn\u2019t want to see that change, given he\u2019s the target demographic.<\/p>\n<p>To abandon transgenderism means no longer countenancing his delusion.<\/p>\n<p>It means telling a man he has an illness, and instead of pretending to be a woman, he must turn to God and pray for healing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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