This may be a surprise, but CNN’s Brian Stelter doesn’t exactly have his finger on the pulse of the country.

“The theme — the talking point on the Right is about protecting kids from the dangers of … the Walt Disney Company,” Stelter said, referring to what he thinks the Republican strategy is for the midterm elections. “Really. But Disney is just a stand-in. It’s just a symbol for something bigger: a conservative backlash to growing acceptance of gay and transgender people.”