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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHillary Clinton Suggests Russia Is Grooming Current Democratic Candidate To Run as a Third Party Nom
What ???
https://www.newsweek.com/clinton-russian-third-party-candidate-1466316
Bettie
(16,076 posts)but the one they are grooming appeals more to disaffected Republicans than she does to Democrats.
kozar
(2,088 posts)she also has "the look" R's seem to follow. With appearing too sexist, I think you know what I mean.
Koz
OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)so it makes sense that the Russians would build Gabbard as the next Jill Stein, and capture them.
pwb
(11,252 posts)The infiltration of Putin is deep.
Me.
(35,454 posts)OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Who else could it be?
OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)Scotch-Irish
(464 posts)she should know. I've heard a lot of rumblings from souther states that people already know this, and who it is.
Hekate
(90,564 posts)...exceptionally well-informed, and has a mind as sharp as a razor. Glad she's starting to speak up.
OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)Hekate
(90,564 posts)If you follow my links some will take you to the original Hawai'i articles posted by DUer Mahina on Tulsi's upbringing and education in what is really a cult, not mainstream Hinduism. Getting this info out on the Mainland is the challenge, but it is out there.
mcar
(42,278 posts)vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)is not helpful. I am sure she has some supporters and this only turns them off of the Democratic party.
Hekate
(90,564 posts)Or just follow the links I have collected here https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287281984#post16
Tulsi is a Democrat like I am the Queen of Rumania.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)bdamomma
(63,802 posts)and I'm sure there are other DU'ers who seem to know too.
Maru Kitteh
(28,323 posts)tinrobot
(10,887 posts)Tulsi doesn't seem to have much of a following. Yang has much more engaged followers, and they seem to be on the edges of the party. Perfect to peel off with a third party candidate.
Yang's comment about US also doing election interference raised the red flag for me. He's also dismissed Russian interference in the election, saying automation was more of a factor. Plus someone seems to using bots to promote a Yang gang hashtag.
Mosby
(16,263 posts)tinrobot
(10,887 posts)Still not sure about Yang, though.
hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Being a bit of the longshot oddball, he has gotten support from the same dark corners of the internet that Trump has gotten though. He's more like a joke candidate pushed to muddy the waters, kind of like Williamson was. The meme candidate.
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ismnotwasm
(41,967 posts)Not any more after that call out. At least not as effectively
Marengo
(3,477 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)We need to go into this with our eyes wide open.
bdamomma
(63,802 posts)seems a long way off. a lot more chaos can happen between now and then.
JustAnotherGen
(31,783 posts)randr
(12,409 posts)So the support here at DU could be bots among us?
Hav
(5,969 posts)it should be to trust Clinton's knowledge and assessments. She was spot on about her warnings about Trump. If Clinton expects something like this, it should be taken very seriously.
kwolf68
(7,365 posts)That's my guess.
Amy, so they are using the same tactic like they used in 2016, like having Jill Stein a third party choice.