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Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Democrats should focus on winning elections and suggested that transgender debates should not be a priority.
Clinton commented in an extensive interview with the Financial Times published Friday. Reporters pressured Clinton to state her position on some of the issues that Democrats, who are unpopular among most Americans, are raising at the national level.
“The Democrats seem to have stopped losing elections by raising the cause of activists who are only involved in the minority, especially transgender debates. What does it mean to portray JK Rowling as a fascist? Is it? ” Reporter asked..
“We are on the verge of losing democracy, and everything else that everyone cares about goes out of the window,” Clinton replied. “See, the most important thing is to win the next election. The alternatives are so scary that anything that doesn’t help you win shouldn’t be prioritized.”
The New York Times: “Many Democrats” are concerned about Biden’s leadership.
Clinton’s press office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
Clinton has been accustomed to criticizing the most radical members of the Democratic Party for the past few months. She warned in December that progressive Democrats could lose the party’s elections in 2022.
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“I think it’s time to think carefully about what wins the election, not just the blue district where Democrats and liberal Democrats, the so-called progressive Democrats, win,” Clinton said. time. “I understand why people want to discuss their priorities. That’s what they believe they were chosen to do.”
“See, I’m all about having a lively discussion. I think it’s a good thing and it gives people the opportunity to be part of the process,” she added. “But after all, it doesn’t make sense without Congress to get things done, and there’s no White House that can be expected to be sane, calm, stable and productive.”
Clinton’s comment on Friday came a few days after President Joe Biden signed a presidential order claiming a Republican “bullying” with restrictions on transgender drugs and minors’ activities.
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Several Republican-led states have banned underage hormone treatment and sex reassignment surgery, and banned trans-gender men from participating in women’s sports.
Polls show that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to trans-gender men competing in women’s sports.