Hillary Clinton appears to suggest Russians are 'grooming' Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run

[George II]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/politics/hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard/index.html

By Dan Merica, CNN Updated 12:01 PM ET, Fri October 18, 2019

(CNN) Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Friday the Russians are currently "grooming" a Democrat running in the presidential primary to run as a third-party candidate and champion their interests.

The comment appears to be directed at Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has been accused of being cozy with Russia in the past.
"I'm not making any predictions, but I think they've got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate," Clinton said, speaking on a podcast with former Obama adviser David Plouffe. "She's the favorite of the Russians."

Clinton never names Gabbard, but there are only five women running for President -- Gabbard, California Sen. Kamala Harris, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and author Marianne Williamson -- and none of the other woman have been accused of being boosted by Russia.

"They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far," Clinton said.

Gabbard and her spokespeople did not respond to questions from CNN.

"If the nesting doll fits," Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said when asked if the former secretary of state was referring to Gabbard.

[JanetLovesObama]

1. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see

that Gabbard is in bed with Assad and Putin. Come on people. WAKE UP !

[Turin_C3PO]

2. Hillary's right.

Again.

[Dream Girl]

3. I'm glad she's being vocal about this!

Kind of dilutes their third-party strategy

[Cha]

31. Exactly, Dream Girl.. Prove Hillary

wrong, TG! I dare ya!

I take it as a pre-emptive strike.

Mahalo!

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Sure as hell appears

Gabbard is another Jill Stein Player. Understand the GRU Bot network tags her every post.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. GRU which is really the KGB...yes, that is who she is, some of us knew that 2 years ago

but we didnt DARE say it

[Wellstone ruled]

7. GRU-FSB-KGB

all one in the same. Just separate groups doing the same thing.

After today,Gabbard just became fair game.

[Politicub]

23. If this is true, she's more dangerous since she's getting visibility on the dem debate stage.

As of two days ago, she hasn't qualified for the November debate, though.

[Wellstone ruled]

24. If she does,

bot network and funny money.

[Hekate]

28. Yes

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Of course, the question is can we even talk about it? sigh

I know, lets wait until it is too late.

[Clash City Rocker]

9. If she does run, she might draw more votes from Trump than from the Democratic candidate

She talks like a Republican, not a Democrat. She echoes Republican talking points, badmouths the Democratic Party and sucks up to dictators. She comes across as Trump pretending to be a Democrat.

[Hortensis]

12. She'd be a splinter and pull Sanders' populists and others

who are already promising to once again refuse to vote for the Democratic nominee. Last time those were about 24% of his primary support. Of that @24%, 12% voted for Trump directly, 2% refused to vote, and the rest voted third party.

His support is significantly less this time, but those who've left are mostly from the other 3/4 of good Democrats who voted Democrat and are very unhappy at the role he played in the disastrous loss to Trump and the Republicans. It is established of course, that Russia used him and his supporters to make that happen.

A technique that worked powerfully, and our intelligence services say is being repeated. I'd love to know what Hillary does. She's extremely well connected, of course.

[Greybnk48]

10. I tend to agree with Hillary because,

for me, there's something off about Gabbard that I couldn't put my finger on. She seems weirdly contrived.

Just an odd, irrational assessment. I hope I'm wrong.

[MBS]

13. My reaction as well.

There's something about her that gives me the creeps.

[The Liberal Lion]

11. Is Gabbard really that much of a threat?

I ask this question inquisitively. Granted, in most issues I am pretty far left and I know not all democrats are as left as I am nor do they consider themselves liberal. Regardless does Gabbard really have that much appeal to play spoiler?

Those who have seen my post will know this is no defense of Gabbard. I've been censored many times for expressing my profound distaste for her.

[Turin_C3PO]

15. Well

she could definitely hurt our chances if she runs third party. Jill Stein 2.0, IMO.

[George II]

16. No one thought Stein or Johnson were threats, but it turned out that they contributed....

....to Clinton's loss.

[Cha]

33. Yeah, no matter how much it is denied by some..

Mahalo, George!

[Hortensis]

18. Our intelligence services say Putin wants to unite LW populists

and other dissidents with Trump's populist right to permanently overthrow the majority who elected Obama twice and Hillary once. Gabbard's "weirdly contrived" mix just happens to have something for everyone Putin's trying to pull together. It might be that she'd just be a first step, with another leader taking over later, Trump or ? or LW, as long as we were smashed and the far right ascendant.

And even without that little scheme, with the backing of the enormous forces of our enemies foreign and domestic, anyone can be built into a threat in this era when our nation is won and lost by razor-thin margins. They might find it best to run me with a bag over my head (not another old blonde?!), but I'm sure they could make me into a usable third-party leader. Just look at that whackjob Stein.

Hillary's warning provides more form to what we already knew was happening. I'm absolutely sure she has far more solid information from her connections than she's revealing.

[Eliot Rosewater]

22. He is gonna hack the counting anyway, we wont win unless we win really really big.

Rump and DOJ are working with putin to hack...

We are at war, just wish people understood that. Which is why ANY attack of any real Democrat, you know, pisses me off big time.

[W_HAMILTON]

19. Barely anyone voted for Jill Stein...

...and yet she captured just enough votes to sway an election that was decided by ~80,000 out of over 130,000,000 votes cast.

And that's not even taking into account all the shit she and her supporters (and Russian troll bots) heaped on Hillary in order to depress Democratic turnout.

[relayerbob]

21. The goal is cause chaos and dissension

They already have their candidate in the White House

[PatrickforO]

14. Interesting.

[myohmy2]

17. would...

...I get another 'hide' if I agree with Hillary?

"If the nesting doll fits,"

...I'm not sure what that means, but I believe and trust in Hillary...

...looks like another trump/putin rigged national election is well on it's way...

...I'm already starting to question the 2020 election results...

[vsrazdem]

20. I am not a Gabbard fan, but I fail to understand how most of the posts here are not alerted on for

bashing a Democrat. I disagree with almost all of her policies, but please. Maybe I am naive, but I will not believe that any Democrat is in collusion with Putin.

[Hekate]

29. What you fail to understand so far is that Tulsi is NOT a Democrat. This is urgent.

It is as serious as a heart attack. I already replied to you in another thread with links to research done in her home state. I urge you to read at least the ones that started this off.

Hillary Clinton is no fool.

[comradebillyboy]

30. Tulsi is very unpopular here. Would have to hide way too many

posts if they hid everyone bashing Tulsi.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Don't know

I know JPR is big on her along with Bernie.

[doc03]

27. Well I would comment but I have been warned

not to speak badly about fellow Democrats or else. My preference says Castro but I am really undecided I like Castro, Biden and Klobachar but have concerns about the electability of all of them.

[Skid Rogue]

32. This is a subject...

that I'm almost certain Clinton has been researching for the last 3 years. I'm also certain, that as a former Secretary of State, she knows more about it than any of us. Hopefully, putting some daylight on it will STOP it. Thank God for Hillary!!!!