A week after they were dealt a devastating electoral loss, Democratic Party elected officials are beginning to confront the gender radicalism that made it so easy for Republicans to paint them as out of touch with the concerns of average voters, but it is not going well.

“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” said Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who twice co-sponsored the Transgender Bill of Rights in the House. “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.”