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Related: About this forumDemocratic establishment reaches boiling point with Tulsi Gabbard
By BURGESS EVERETT and MARIANNE LEVINE
11/21/2019 05:07 PM EST
Tulsi Gabbard trashed the Democratic Party as not the party that is of, by and for the people, accused Kamala Harris of trafficking in lies and smears and innuendo and attacked Pete Buttigieg as naive.
Her performance at Wednesdays debate earned an attaboy from the Trump War Room. And some rank-and-file Democrats are at wit's end with the congresswoman who Hillary Clinton called the favorite of the Russians.
The question is whether she seriously hopes to be the nominee or if she has another agenda her attacks on other candidates and her positions on issues seem very personal, not so much about a set of policies or worldview, said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). Bernie Sanders has a coherent set of principles. Elizabeth Warrens the same. I dont perceive a fixed set of principles or worldview on her part.
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/21/tulsi-gabbard-dems-072672
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)the opposition, there's clearly something wrong here. The democratic party should kick her out, being that she is being especially disrespectful to other democratic nominees and the party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Perseus
(4,341 posts)She is a tool, and she has embraced that role very well. Power corrupts, and her hopes for absolute power are high, she dreams of being absolutely corrupt.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mahina
(17,696 posts)Her Dad is a legislator in Hawaii and was a big anti-gay organizer. Republican turned Democrat when he figured out he was never going to have any power as one of a tiny few.
They organized a gigantic rally at the capitol and hounded out a few good legislators who wouldn't vote to restrict rights for gay people. It's been a long time and I don't remember the bill they were advocating for but it was something about defining marriage to exclude gay people.
She was young then but active.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)campaign ads that something was off. No wonder she reminds me of Matt Gaetz somewhat, that she a child of a former republican legislator. A democratic representative in name only, eh?
So they say nepotism isn't out there (just saying this figuratively). These family dynasties should be banned, for I don't think they're really good for the Country and I don't think that the founding fathers intended such to occur, being that they didn't want royalty in any shape, form, or fashion in government. These dynasties seem like royalty almost.
In Missouri, we have the Blunts and the Ashcrofts and probably other families here that seem to be in politics all of the time. And I'm sure that this happens in each and every state of the Union. I just think that it's not really good for effective governance that these family dynasties occur.
Some other methods should be used to pick more effective representatives for governing, after all, when a corporation or company goes out to the marketplace to find a CEO or other position, they find the best person for the job. Government should do this too, and a lot of towns do this already, by hiring 'city managers' or the like to actually run the city government. In this of environment, the actual skills and qualifications of the people actually do count.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)Wonder what happened.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,652 posts)This is from October 21, 2019..
Link to tweet
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=318254
From your link..
She sort of seems to be filling a pretty strange lane. Is there a part of the party that hates the party? said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). Its a little hard to figure out what itch shes trying to scratch in the Democratic Party right now.
"Look at my face," she said. "I have nothing to say about Tulsi Gabbard."
Good going gabbard.. ya got the trump war room pumping you up..
Yay, Senator Mazie Hirono!
Mahalo for this, comradebillyboy.. comprehensive article!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,652 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dhill926
(16,355 posts)gotta wonder who is really supporting her...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Funtatlaguy
(10,886 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden