Esteb Herndon: By 2019, conservative activists have found their issue and their strategy. How did they begin to deploy that strategy across the country? What do they do? Well, before they can even get going, two things happen that really changed the political atmosphere in the country. And then of course, at the end of 2020, Donald Trump loses the election. So we begin seeing these bills popping up all over the country.
With stunning speed, the status of trans youth has become the rallying cry of the Republican Party, from state legislatures to presidential campaigns.
Adam Nagourney, who covers West Coast cultural affairs for The New York Times, explains how that came to be, and why it’s proving such a potent issue.
Guest: Adam Nagourney, a West Coast cultural affairs correspondent for The New York Times.
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