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In reply to the discussion: The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid's Tale, explained: vox.com [View all]DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)that likely caused us to lose the TN and MO senate seats in 2018. We paid dearly for that. We don't want that to happen again.
We stick to the facts (at least for our politicians), and Barrett's own words will bury her in the minds of voters of goodwill. We just don't say the novel was inspired by Barrett's cult. Rather, we say they are similar. That's all I'm saying.
I am not disputing a word you are saying in the last paragraph of your post. But to your point about "Who cares"?: I sure as hell do, in that we should not be giving a single issue that will excite a depressed (emotionally and numerically) Trump base. That will have effects in down ballot races, too.
Trump and McConnell are trying to lay a trap for our folks. Remember that Tim Kaine and Joe Manchin voted for this person just 3 years ago, so that doesn't help.
Let's bury Barrett with her own damning words, not words from a novel.