Vivian Wilson says the GOP’s ‘trans kids bogeyman’ ads were a complete flop

This story originally appeared on Them. The “blue tsunami” of historic Democratic wins during the U.S. midterm elections confirmed what model Vivian Wilson already knew: investing in a transphobic campaign strategy is cheap talk when people can’t pay for groceries or gas. In an article for The Guardian about youth voters, Wilson, a model who became estranged from her billionaire father Elon Musk after coming out as transgender as a teenager, observed that affordability is what cost conservatives key races, despite the estimated $183 million Republicans spent on anti-trans ads this cycle. “With the price of gas what it is alongside a hiring freeze, the only solution offered by the Republican party was to blind yourself with bigotry and pick a God and pray – except it has to be the Christian one, or else,” Wilson said.

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