Poll: Who would you like to see as the next President?
By Randy Shulman
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August 8, 2015
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a swipe at Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, casting the junior U.S. senator from Ohio as an opportunist with no moral core who owes much of his political career to being financially propped up by rich elites.
Appearing on the July 19 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher asked Buttigieg his opinion of Vance, as well as the support that Vance -- an ardent social conservative who opposes marriage equality and legal protections for LGBTQ individuals -- has received from gay billionaire Peter Thiel.
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The "Democrats in disarray" narrative -- a hackneyed, unimaginative crutch for political journalists -- is sometimes revealed as a canard. Remember when Democratic infighting between progressives and moderates was supposed to deny the party a House majority in the 2018 elections?
Other times, the narrative becomes more of a truism -- usually because some ambitious, headline-seeking Democrats breathe life into it by doing their best Chicken Little impression. The current push to force President Joe Biden to exit stage left is one such instance.
We asked readers whether or not President Biden should continue his campaign, what's at stake for the LGBTQ community in this election, and what the future looks like for America.
What is at stake in the 2024 election, both generally and for the LGBTQ community?
CALEB C, 39, Queer, D.C., Democrat: Our community is facing challenges across the board, from book bans to banning critical healthcare for trans youth and the very real possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Obergefell v. Hodges. They want to erase us from society, to push us back into the shadows.
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