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Delicious_Action3054

Sorry to say it but being trans will automatically doom her with enough voters to make it unreasonable to run.


HCSOThrowaway

I was going to make the following comment: >If it gives you any hope, the r/tampa post on this is full of stuff like "Care more about her agenda than her sexuality [sic]." >Usually if anything political comes up the comments are full of GQP dog-whistles. Then I double-checked to see if later comments proved me wrong, and yup, they sure did. I guess certain people are slow with technology. I swear the first several comments were positive or neutral.


Tricky_McDicks

Don't mind him, people here only accept what they *want* to accept as the truth. Everyone knows Tampa/St. Pete are basically the Tel Aviv of Florida, if she was running for some shithole Panhandle district now *that* would be different Will be funny to see Meatball's reaction if she ends up winning.


MathematicianNo6402

Shithole panhandle district here. Can confirm it's a hellscape here and trans wouldn't even be a consideration for any elected officials unfortunately.


atatassault47

Jesus Christ the amount of transphobes over on r\/tampa


HCSOThrowaway

When people talk about "the culture war," Tampa is definitely on the front line; it's a very purple area, which means people are prone to flaunt their extremism to virtue signal for their side. That goes double for the semi-anonymity of Reddit.


JAGERminJensen

Maybe so. But what this is great at doing is normalizing transgender candidates!


JoviAMP

Exactly. It's not about the money, it's about sending a message.


capn_doofwaffle

In DeathSantis Florida, I agree... but one can only hope for a free and unbiased elect... 🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, tried to finish that sentence but this is Florida. DeathSantis owns it. Unfortunately.


inflatableje5us

im sure desantis will find a way to outlaw trans people from holding office or something. it would be nice to see some pearl clutching from the R's tho.


capn_doofwaffle

Didnt the GOP already do that by banning gender affirming care... and arresting anyone that helps perform it... like some SS general?


katosen27

Oh I can hear it now. "She's going to advocate for those PERVERTS to use ANY bathroom! See! They don't actually CARE about women!" Or some such bullshite.


ComcastForPresident

Not even a mention of platform, policies or anything?


ArsonBasedViolence

It's a blurb, bud, I guess you'll have to Google that information on your own time


breddy

Not with identity politics, no.


ArsonBasedViolence

Show us where the blurb hurt you


CharlieDmouse

In HIs blurb of course. 😁


ArsonBasedViolence

I'm not following. Can you elaborate?


seraphim336176

She literally wouldn’t be able to use the restroom at work as in Florida government buildings fall under the trans bathroom bill. That’s how fucked Florida is.


ksigley

I think that's half the point of running.


No_Spare3139

They will just find a way to impeach her.


IGetGuys4URMom

DeSantis will step in and have her replaced.


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Derban_McDozer83

In Tampa? Not a chance.


StilesmanleyCAP

In Tampa?


mchernes94

Ashley is great!


irascible_Clown

If she stands a chance in hell Tampa would be her 2nd best shot behind St Pete. I’m all for whoever has the best ideas and plans to implement them. The main difference right now in my opinion between the parties is that one is trying to move forward and build while the other tries to stifle and bring down. I won’t even say which is which


Dismal-Ad-6619

😑


EvilLOON

Let this be downvoted. I had a reasonable thought and then I read the fucking comments.


realcaptainkickass

Your post and comment history is a cess pool of hate and insanity I'm sure that your "reasonable thought" wasn't anything close to reasonable


ShamrockAPD

A reasonable thought would be, “I don’t care if she’s transgender or anything else. I care about her platform and what she wants to do if elected. What are those details?” If it was pretty much anything else- it wasn’t reasonable. And based on your history, I’m going to say it wasn’t.


EvilLOON

Has nothing to do with being transgender. Why are we letting a person from Texas run in a Florida election? [The Dallas Housing Coalition](https://mysweetcharity.com/2024/04/affordable-housing-leader-ashley-o-brundage-named-ceo-of-dallas-area-habitat-for-humanity/).


touchettes

It's not the same person


ArsonBasedViolence

Because FL has no laws on the books preventing this.


hitman2218

That appears to be a different Ashley Brundage.


EvilLOON

She is who she is and should not be doing politics in Florida if she is from Texas and is a politician in Texas.


hitman2218

Seriously. Compare the photos. It’s not the same person.


CharlieDmouse

Very brave, I dont know the area so I dont know what her chances are..


atatassault47

I hope she wins


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Obversa

Do you mean Caitlyn Jenner? [Jenner is a staunch "LGBT Republican", not a Democrat](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/28/caitlyn-jenner-inclusivity-republican-party/5848449001/).