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RandySF

(84,291 posts) Fri May 19, 2023, 05:25 PM May 2023

NE: Megan Hunt doesn't want to be your Democratic hero. She just wants to protect her trans son.

“I don’t like you.” Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt said that to Republicans in March, as she filibustered legislation that would ban gender-affirming treatment for minors like her son, Ash Homan. “You aren’t a safe person for my child to be around — or any child, frankly.”

That standoff dragged on for months, burning time that the GOP majority and a new governor expected to spend passing their agenda. It ended this week, when Republicans added a 12-week abortion ban to the bill and broke the filibuster. Hunt talked with Semafor shortly before the new GOP strategy unfolded.

Interview at the link: https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2023/megan-hunt-doesnt-want-to-be-your-democratic-hero

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NE: Megan Hunt doesn't want to be your Democratic hero. She just wants to protect her trans son. (Original Post) RandySF May 2023 OP

She is a hero to everyone who believes in equality! LostOne4Ever May 2023 #1

Here's the point -- she's not a Democrat. She's an independent. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #2

LostOne4Ever

(9,752 posts)

1. She is a hero to everyone who believes in equality!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2023, 05:40 PM

May 2023

I don’t live in NE but I will forever be grateful for what she and Kavanaugh have done to stop the bigots!

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,955 posts)

2. Here's the point -- she's not a Democrat. She's an independent.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri May 19, 2023, 05:43 PM

May 2023

She changed her registration during the filibuster. It's not that she doesn't want to be your hero. She doesn't want to be your Democratic hero.

"If Fox says Democrat Megan Hunt,' that means we hate Megan. If Vox or something says 'Democrat Megan Hunt,' that means we love Megan. I get it, labels are useful. But obviously Democrats are not a monolith. We've got Democrats in Nebraska who support complete abortion bans who are voting for the anti-trans bill. And we've got Republicans in Nebraska who aren't. I just don't want to be a part of it.

Somebody on Twitter was like, 'Oh, you're gonna lose your next election because you won't have their donor list.' And I was like: Bitch, I've never seen a donor list in my life. Is the party supposed to help you fundraise? I've literally never heard of that. The national Democrats never noticed anything we were doing in Nebraska until one or two of us got a little popular on Twitter. Then it was like, all of a sudden, we’re your favorite? Shut up."

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