October Surprises at Vanderbilt and the University of Florida

New South Politics

Election polls are always interesting, but the fact that two universities in power five conferences are opening their doors to conservative thought may prove to be a leading indicator that Democrats greatly overestimated their momentum leading into the 2022 midterms.
Last week, the University of Florida disclosed that Republican Senator Ben Sasse was the sole finalist to become the school's next president, and Vanderbilt yielded to Republican state legislators in Tennessee by pausing its gender transition services on minors.

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Show notes: Sources for this podcast
Reports on Vanderbilt pausing gender surgeries for minors:
NBC News:
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/vanderbilt-pause-gender-affirming-surgeries-minors-rcna51445
New South Politics:
https://newsouthpolitics.com/2022/10/10/vanderbilt-pauses-gender-affirming-surgeries-on-minors-after-pressure-from-state-leaders/
Original reports of Tennessee legislators warning Vanderbilt to stop the surgeries:
NBC News:
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/tennessee-gop-urges-pediatric-clinic-stop-providing-gender-affirming-s-rcna50181
The Hill:
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3672134-tennessee-gop-tells-hospital-to-stop-providing-gender-affirming-surgeries-says-legislature-must-act-immediately/
New South Politics:
https://newsouthpolitics.com/2022/10/04/tennessee-state-assembly-members-tell-vanderbilt-to-stop-youth-gender-transition-surgeries/
Vanderbilt's initial response to the state assembly members:
https://news.vumc.org/2022/09/21/statement-about-transgender-health-care-at-vumc/
Report of Senator Ben Sasse being chosen as the next president at the University of Florida:
Florida Daily:
https://www.floridadaily.com/ben-sasse-ready-to-take-over-as-the-next-president-of-the-university-of-florida/
Tampa Bay Times:
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/10/06/university-floridas-finalist-president-is-nebraska-sen-ben-sasse/

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