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After alienating Democratic voters with unsubstantiated claims that protecting women and girls in sports would empower child predators to perform genital examinations on girls, the two most prominent figures on the left in the House Representatives do not address the problem.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDN.Y. were among 206 Democrats who voted against a bill that would prevent transgender athletes from competing against girls and women last week.
Jeffries and Ocasio-Cortez pressed unsubstantiated claims that she would subject girls to genital examinations by child predators. There is no language in the bill suggesting genital examinations would occur, and Republicans argued that the sex of proof of birth could be determined by a birth certificate.
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Jeffries and Ocasio-Cortez have not responded to multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital regarding their arguments, following backlash from Democratic voters who have said they are leaving the party in response to the arguments and data suggesting that most Democrats oppose Transgender. inclusion in women’s sports.
However, Ocasio-Cortez addressed the idea that the culture wars over transgender people are a distraction during an interview on “The Daily Show” Thursday.
“When we allow ourselves to be constantly distracted by these culture wars around trans people, it’s something new every day, and the answer is not that we just let those people be attacked, it’s that we say, ‘What are you doing, man? ?’ I think we need to make defending those people just an afterthought that’s not even a debate,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“Like, we need to understand and see the bait for what it is, but we don’t have the bait by letting those rights erode and go down the road.”
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Ocasio-Cortez’s suggestion that the party should make transgender protections come after she delivered a tirade defending transgender people and opposing protections for women and girls at the sporting event. on the floor of the House of Representatives last week.
Her rant sparked widespread ridicule, and Democrats have spoken about their distaste for her and the party’s handling of the issue.
Prominent Rutgers law professor Gary Francione, a lifelong Democrat and LGBTQ rights advocate, told Fox News Digital that he left the Democratic Party in response to its opposition to the bill.
“That bothered me a lot because it screamed lack of integrity, lack of honesty,” Francione told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “Is this the way you fight battles? By trying to insult other people who oppose you and disagree with you and imply that they are child molesters or pedophiles? It seems to me that you have lost the game.. “I don’t know how they’ll ever come back from this.”
Francione said many of the other Democrats in his law and education network share his disdain for the party’s response to the bill and will also leave the party.
“I can confidently say to the people I know who are Democrats that I’ve talked to, the vast majority of them are very dissatisfied with all of these things and feel like the party has lost its way,” Francione said. “I know a couple who said they were going to (not register).”
Voter registration data suggests the party is losing members in Francione’s home state of Pennsylvania. However, there is no specific information as to why it is available. Prominent political organizer Scott Pressler announced on X voter registration data shows that the number of Democratic voters decreased by 24,867 from January 14 to January 21, the week following the House Hearing.
Only two Democrats joined the Republican majority in voting for the bill, Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente González, both of Texas. Her decision to defect from the rest of the party and vote for the protection of women and girls in sport reflects a growing position among many voters in her party and independents, according to recent data.
A recent New York Times/Ipsos poll It found that the vast majority of Americans, including most Democrats, do not believe transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. Of the 2,128 people surveyed, 79% said that biological men who identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women’s sports. Of the 1,025 people who identified as Democrats or lean Democratic, 67% said transgender athletes should not be able to compete with women.
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The Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act heads to the Senate after passing the House, and will need more votes from Democrats to overcome a filibuster and move to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. he told Fox News Digital In an exclusive interview, he hopes and hopes the bill gets the democratic votes it needs to pass the Senate.
“I would hope there would be. I hope there would be,” he said.
“Many of my friends who are Democrats will tell you that they think Title IX is one thing, and having biological men running against women is inappropriate. And they want opportunities for their daughters, nieces or granddaughters. And it’s frustrating for them when they when “They hear or witness a transgender man playing in a women’s or girls’ league.”
Blackburn added that he has “no idea” what Democrats who suggested the law would subject girls to genital examinations were thinking when they made that argument.
“I find it very difficult to believe that protecting girls in sports would have such an adverse effect,” Blackburn said. “Looking at the content of the bill is the best way to argue against it and know that the vast majority of Americans support protecting girls in girls’ sports.”
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