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Anti-Trans Democrats Blown Out In North Carolina Primary Election (www.erininthemorning.com)

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[–] doc@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What does blown out mean? Weird headline.

The state's most prominent anti-transgender Democrat, Nasif Majeed, fell to progressive challenger Veleria Levy, who ran on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform, by more than 40 points. Other anti-trans and right-leaning Democrats lost their own primaries as well.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like a blowout to me.

Blowout, n. A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.

[–] doc@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But it was the opposite for the subject identified in the headline. The anti-trans candidate did not have a blowout victory but lost substantially. They're using the inverse of the common phrase you defined. It's confusing.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The anti-trans candidates got blown out, imagine it's like... out of an airlock, or out of an exploding building. Getting blown out is bad, you're on the receiving end of the blowout.

[–] GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As a parent, I've been on the receiving end of many blowouts