Random thoughts on Tulsi Gabbard

[ColinC]

She has earned solid condemnation and hatred of the left while embracing the MAGA right wing extremists, solidifying her image as a MAGAT. How would you feel if she launched a third party bid as an independent crazy conservative, split the Republican vote and gave Biden a landslide re election victory en par with Bill Clinton? I have a suspicion that could be her plan (perhaps she thinks she could actually win).

[elleng]

1. Not happy.

My impression: she's very impressed by herself.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

2. I don't think the amount of poison she would inject into the body politic

would be worth any sort of political "advantage." Nor do I think that she would only draw votes from the populist far-right.

Horseshoe theory of politics.

[emulatorloo]

4. Well, her fellow Putin assets would probably vote for her. But that wouldn't take her too far

either.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. I think she'd be more likely to attempt to split the Democratic vote...

[emulatorloo]

6. Interesting. I wonder if she still appeals to the Bernie to Trump voters?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. I have no doubt about it.

[NoRethugFriends]

10. You are wrong.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

11. I don't think so.

[NoRethugFriends]

14. Although those of us who knew enough about her were aware

Many didn't dig deep enough. She is so out now that would not be a case in an election.
You might want to tame your hatred of Bernie supporters a bit.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

15. What were mentioned--and you may have missed it--was Bernie to Trump voters.

I could scarcely believe there were such things, and then I was cued to go look at a breakaway website where former DUers are quite open in their support for Putin, Trump, Gabbard, and abhorrence for Joe Biden and *shudder* Hillary Clinton.

I'm not suggesting such people aren't "out there," but they are also out there.

I think my political judgements are entirely reasonable and reality-based.

[W_HAMILTON]

16. There is absolutely no one that was going to vote for Trump...

...but then saw Gabbard and was like, gee, I'm gonna vote for her instead!

So, the only remaining option is to siphon off votes from the left, which she would do. Maybe not as many as she might have before her mask was ripped away, but still some. And some is all it could take to sway an election. After all, like it or not, those of our so-called allies on the far left have a much longer history of being swayed by idiotic, do-nothing, go-nowhere, third-party candidates than those on the right do.

No Trump supporter is going to vote for Gabbard over Trump. Not one. They may lie to you to get you to think otherwise (see their pumping up Sanders in 2016 when he was used by them to attack Hillary), but they will not abandon their beloved Trump for anyone, much less Gabbard.

[Cha]

8. She already tried that

in 2020.. didn't work out so well.

The left is onto her games. She was my Rep and I voted for opponents in the primaries since 2014.. Finally Finally we got rid of her.

Maybe she'd lobby to be some magat's VP, though?

[emulatorloo]

5. If she has a plan, it would be to run in GOP primary to boost Trump by attacking other GOP

candidates. You probably remember how Tulsi tried to destroy Kamala Harris in the 2020 Dem primary.

[pnwmom]

7. Her plan is NOT to help Biden. She's always only out for herself. n/t

[rubbersole]

12. Do you think Vlad would give her permission?

[48656c6c6f20]

13. I only have non-random thought about Tulski Gabbardski

Fuck her.

[womanofthehills]

17. She now has a podcast and was making the rounds promoting it

She said no way will she ever run for President again.

[ColinC]

18. bummer

😂