Democrats Debate Impact Of Donald Trump’s Anti-Transgender Attacks On Presidential Race [Video]

Republican ads suggesting Vice President Kamala Harris cared more about promoting transgender rights than boosting the economy likely contributed to Donald Trump’s victory, according to a new survey conducted after Tuesday’s election.

Another poll released this week by a different Democratic firm found, however, that hardly any voters were motivated by opposition to transgender surgeries or what Republicans derisively call “boys in girls sports.”

The conflicting surveys, with clashing but not totally contradictory findings, illustrate the tricky post-election analysis Democrats will need to conduct as they chart a course out of the political wilderness.

On Friday, the Democratic polling firm Blueprint survey released findings that suggest anti-trans ads hurt Harris. Blueprint asked voters to rank 25 statements about why they picked Trump instead of Harris. The two most popular reasons were that inflation was too high under the Biden administration and that too many immigrants illegally crossed the border.

The third-most popular statement was that “Kamala Harris is …