I think one of the strengths of the Democratic party IS it's belief in championing equal rights and protections under the law for ALL people, regardless of gender or race or sexual orientation.

The only area where I think they maybe took it too far was in trying to protect trans people participating in women's sports, and possibly in allowing trans, gays and lesbians to push for their acceptance in public schools? I don't know if or how often that has actually happened or to what degree, but possibly it has?? I suspect that, like late term abortions, it doesn't happen very often if at all... but just the appearance of defending such things is off-putting to people who don't identify with or want their young kids exposed to such things. And of course there are parents who don't even want their kids to learn about sex education in schools, or who don't want them to be taught certain scientific subjects like evolution, if that goes against their religious beliefs, but it's impossible to avoid every sensitive subject in public schools. If some parents are that worried about what their kids are exposed to or learning, maybe they should not have them in public schools?

You will never be able to please everyone, but someone has to defend basic human rights, education, basic health, safety and welfare, and equal rights and justice under the law.

I think the Democrats do need to do a better job of saying exactly what they do or do not support and defend and why... but no matter what they do, the opposing party will always lie and try to show their efforts in a bad light. They just need to tell the truth, stand up for what they believe is right, and be willing to correct or dial back their stance or policy where warranted, such as with the trans people in women's sports. Certainly a lot of people do not want that, nor do they want sex changes or hormone treatments (for those with supposed gender dysphoria) supported with tax dollars. However, it could be argued that in some or many of those cases, it is in the interest of basic human decency and compassion to care for people with legitimate medical problems as such, whether it is mental or physical health problems.

When you throw those issues out into the political arena, for politicians to make political hay out of, and that most people cannot even relate to, understand or agree upon... it's like telling the general public that they should be able to run the hospitals, science labs, libraries and schools according to their religious or personal preferences. It just turns into a big mess.