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In reply to the discussion: DU Poll: Would Tulsi Gabbard be a good VP choice? [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(121,502 posts)39. Fortunately she has no chance of being anywhere near the Dem ticket.
The only non-Dems who might vote for the ticket if she's on it would be the likes of Richard Spencer, David Duke and Ann Coulter, as well as Assad and Putin if they were citizens. I'm sure the other candidates know that and won't touch her with a ten-foot balalaika.
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Even one whose fans include David Duke, Richard Spencer, Tucker Carlson
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#17
She's not against war, just regime change, she likes despots and dictators
happyaccident
Jun 2019
#77
OTOH, appealing to non-Dems is part of what lets a ticket win the White House.
thesquanderer
Jun 2019
#26
No Dem is going to vote for Trump (or stay home) because Gabbard is on the ticket.
thesquanderer
Jun 2019
#36
Fortunately she has no chance of being anywhere near the Dem ticket.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#39
I don't see the qualifications, any particular skill-set, or ability to gain voters for ticket. NT
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#34
See post #10 if you want to know why she doesn't belong within a country mile
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2019
#20
Please know that everything she said that resonated with you was carefully cultivated to do so,
mahina
Jun 2019
#35
"I applaud her for not taking the word of the liars, cheaters and murderers in the intelligence"
MrsCoffee
Jun 2019
#69
I forgot I had posted this poll! In fact, I'm come to think more positively of her since then,
thesquanderer
Aug 2019
#91