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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: DU Poll: Would Tulsi Gabbard be a good VP choice? [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,383 posts)92. Me thinks you speak the truth
I think its a combination of that and a genuine bias in the MSM as well. She's treated as some kind of outsider, even though her only defining position is her aversion to wars of aggression. As an ex service person, and her experience in Iraq etc. Otherwise she is close to Warren and Sanders in her other positions.
I find it so baffling the fragility in here when a candidate speaks out against some aspect of party leadership or past alliances etc. Isn't this a party primary where if this is not the time and place for new ideas, and critiques of the status quo , then when is that time?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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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