“Party Messaging: Spot the Difference:”
“GOP: Critical Race Theory! (repeat-repeat-repeat)”
“DEMS: Well, that actually isn’t true! I don’t know why my
Republican friend is talking about this because did you know they don’t teach critical race theory in schools? Not that I’m calling my opponent a liar. Also, it’s a bit of a racist thing to say but I’m definitely not calling him that! Also, a lot of people don’t actually know what critical race theory even means! Allow me to explain with my 10-part docuseries that I will post on my website when its working and…”
The school issues (CRT and transgender kids) will probably be used next year in the same way that state gay-marriage amendments were during the 00s to boost conservative turnout and frieghten suburban moderates.
And it'll probably work the same way, where it's politically effective for Republicans in the short term. Democrats will struggle to come up with a coherent unified response, but in a decade or so people will look back and say why did everyone act so stupid about that.