After Democrats’ thoroughly dispiriting Election Day, Representative Seth Moulton (D., Mass.) said: “I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”
The backlash from Moulton’s fellow Democrats came fast and furious. Massachusetts governor Maura Healey accused Moulton of playing “politics with people, particularly young people and folks who are vulnerable.”
In Moulton’s hometown of Salem, Mayor Dominick Pangallo and the school committee jointly said Moulton’s comments “do not reflect our values.”
Salem city councilman Kyle Davis demanded Moulton’s resignation. Moulton stuck to his guns.
“Sadly, too many fellow Democrats feel like there isn’t a place within our party for them to say certain things out loud — even when it’s a reasonable, majority opinion in our country.”
