Social issues are once more coming to the fore of political debate as the midterm elections close in, with parents becoming increasingly concerned about transgender ideology being pushed in schools, according to Matthew Peterson, founder of digital network platform New Founding.
Critical race theory (CRT) and transgender laws aimed at minors are social issues that politicians usually stay away from, Peterson said in an interview with NTD. The establishment wisdom on the political right is to talk about “bread and butter issues” and avoid such social issues as they are seen as “yucky stuff,” he said.
“But, I think what we see this time around is a resurgence of those issues in a big way. There’s a lot of emotion when it comes to what’s going on with kids in schools especially. That’s wrapped in with all these parents who are angry throughout the country about what’s being taught,” Peterson said….