Christopher Sanders The stakes are pretty high this November and LGBTQ people know that more than most. The COVID-19 pandemic has been spectacularly mishandled putting us all at risk. The attacks against transgender people at the federal level are enraging. The official resistance to the idea that Black lives matter has been a disaster. We are beyond spin and polite words. We know that leadership in public policy matters. Let’s look at what’s on the ballot because that is another chance for us to fight back. President and Vice President: You all already know where you stand. I’ve seen more outrage directed at this President than at any other politician in my lifetime. Rightly so, given how many lives have been upended by his policies over the last four years! This race is motivating you and there’s not a thing I can tell you about it that you don’t already know. The great thing is that we can all use this race to get people to the polls so that they will also vote in all the down-ballot races. That’s a real opportunity this November that we shouldn’t miss. U.S. Senate and House: In Tennessee’s Senate race to replace Sen. Lamar Alexander, Democrat Marquita Bradshaw faces Republican Bill Hagerty. Because of how red Tennessee has become, Hagerty is obviously favored to win. But no one should count out Bradshaw who on a small budget turned in a whopping win in the Democratic primary. I think our community has an important opportunity to press both campaigns on supporting the Equality Act and talk more about LGBTQ issues.
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