I'm ready to move this to Lean D.
Hard to imagine a Cooper/Trump ticket-splitter though...
Trump hasn't really been pandering to the anti-trans folks like McCrory has.
Yes, he's always been weirdly pro-LGBT considering how he speaks about pretty much all other minority groups on a daily basis. I think the gay vote this year will be at its most R since before DOMA and Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
I wonder if this is a function of his New York roots. I imagine in Trump's circles he actually has quite a few gay friends. That, or its just an issue that doesn't get him passionate.
There's also very little mileage to be gained on LGBT issues on the right these days: Mike Huckabee milked the Kim Davis thing for all it was worth, and it didn't seem to help him much. Cruz went after Trump hard on the transgender bathroom issue, and it didn't work and may actually have backfired.
