Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SarahMcBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SarahMcBride</span></a> skillfully sidestepped a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congressional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trap</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NancyMace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NancyMace</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rule" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rule</span></a> was a calculated <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ploy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ploy</span></a>, but <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/McBride" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>McBride</span></a> refused to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/takethebait" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>takethebait</span></a>. Had she defied the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/transphobic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transphobic</span></a> regulation, she risked <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sanctions</span></a> for breaking <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congressional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rules</span></a>—potentially including <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/censure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>censure</span></a> or losing the right to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>speak</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a> floor. McBride’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intelligence</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/strategicapproach" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>strategicapproach</span></a> ensured she avoided the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trap" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trap</span></a> entirely. </p><p><a href="https://epgn.com/2024/11/25/sarah-mcbride-passed-the-first-congressional-trap/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">epgn.com/2024/11/25/sarah-mcbr</span><span class="invisible">ide-passed-the-first-congressional-trap/</span></a></p>