Does anyone here still support Tulsi Gabbard?

[StarfishSaver]

If so, could you please come out from wherever you've been hiding and tell us why?

[Blue_true]

1. BernieBro types support her. Rightwing republicans that infiltrate our polls are giving her numbers

No solid democrat will touch her over real democrats with a ten foot pole.

[JoeOtterbein]

4. Bernie Bros?

Or Biden Buds?

[Cha]

6. Biden Supporters most definitely do Not support

gabbard.

[JoeOtterbein]

10. They could be trolling her to get support.

[Cha]

13. yeah, you go with that.

[emmaverybo]

18. What??

[JoeOtterbein]

44. Uh???

[emmaverybo]

46. Good response. I just find your speculation outlandish. I can't see what the point would be. I am

not following the logic.

[JoeOtterbein]

52. Tulsi is an easy target.

Too easy for a supposed front-runner.

They used to call it "punching down". Or, "shooting a fish in a barrel."

What's the point?

[betsuni]

56. What?

She said the Democratic Party is not the people's party and warmongers. She's punching down. What's the point?

[betsuni]

50. To the comment "Rightwing Republicans that infiltrate our polls are giving her numbers."

You say that Biden supporters are "trolling her to get support." What are you saying?

[Hekate]

16. There are no such thing as Biden Buds, and you know it.

[mahina]

30. +1

[jberryhill]

34. Biden buds are a gateway drug

[happybird]

40. Lol!

Nice one.

[Gothmog]

43. Biden supporters have no use for Tulsi

[JoeOtterbein]

14. We used to call it...

..."punching down".

[JoeOtterbein]

2. Why?

Is Tulsi a front-runner?

Or something?

[Hekate]

12. Tulsi will not be the nominee. But she sure can be Jill Stein. ...

I'm sure you can understand why that would be a concern.

[JoeOtterbein]

23. A concern?

To who? She is nothing in the Primary.

[pnwmom]

33. Jill Stein's tiny percentage was big enough to swing an election in 2016 decided by only 78K votes

in three states.

That's the concern.

If Tulsi is using the debates as a platform for a future run as an Independent, she could do serious damage.

[Hekate]

35. She's gotten a national name for herself and is on the debate stage with the big boys'n'girls...

Given her upbringing in a highly authoritarian closed group whose leader has political ambitions for his ideas, and where she was groomed to be the very attractive public face for such ambitions, I'd say this counts as a great leap forward.

Donald Trump is president today in part because of certain people -- like Jill Stein -- who pulled votes away from our nominee. The Kremlin and its state-run media loved Jill, and they love Tulsi. I wonder why that is. But mostly I want it to not happen again because we dismiss the danger to the Democratic Party and the Democratic nominee of some candidate with sketchy backing and the inability to win.

[Tumbulu]

60. Well said (nt)

[StarfishSaver]

21. Her supporters can only speak up if she's a frontrunner?

Your candidate isn't the frontrunner, yet you always seem to have plenty to say.

[JoeOtterbein]

27. Uh?

They can speak all they want. But, who cares?

[awesomerwb1]

47. Only like 30 threads a day

from any source. If someone starts a blog and posts just one article glorifying you know who, he'll post it.

[betsuni]

49. And all sources turn into "corporate media conglomeration" if they fail to glorify.

[greyl]

28. She stole time and direction during the debate, hello. nt

[madaboutharry]

3. Joy Reid just said on MSNBC

that Tulsi Gabbard’s talking points sound like they come out of The Kremlin and that she is a weird fit for the Democratic Party.

[Hekate]

7. That leapt out at me. Cheers for Joy Reid.

[mahina]

8. Glad to read it.

Just got home from work and trying to catch up. Tulsi, nope.

[Cha]

9. Appreciate that most everyone is noticing..

Mahalo for that from Joy.

[SWBTATTReg]

53. Her ads too. Look at them, it looks like the KGB or Kremlin wrote them. Regime change (one ...

of her ads)...who in the world of American politics uses the words 'regime change'?

[BlueMTexpat]

54. Careful, Joy!

You'll be the next to get threatened by Tulsi with a suit for defamation.

[SaschaHM]

5. As a Kamala Harris fan...

I'm glad DU has come around.

I remember some praise around these parts when Harris was the original target of her attacks.

[Cha]

11. Never from me.. gabbard has been

my rep.. I know who she is.

[SaschaHM]

15. Definitely, not you Cha.

I've seen you educate democrats on her primary opponents!

[Cha]

17. Aloha, Sascha!

[Celerity]

20. indeed, a certain demographic here cheered her on when she had a go at Harris back in the summer

jus sayin'

selective boosterism is ofttimes so.........

[StarfishSaver]

22. Yes, some people were loving her back then. And repeated her false talking points ad nauseum

[BlueMTexpat]

55. NEVER me!

Just sayin'

[betsuni]

24. Attacking Harris with debunked conspiracy theories, no less.

[Cha]

41. omg.. people are saying gabbard called us the

.. "the Democrat Party".. who does that? Where did she pick up that?

[betsuni]

42. Full speed ahead to alliance with Republicans.

[mcar]

58. I heard it

[Cha]

61. She must have thought she

was so clever.

[Galraedia]

19. She went on Fox News's Hannity to trash democrats

So no. She is clearly trolling and trying to divide the democratic party.

[Cha]

25. Tonight?

[Galraedia]

29. Late October.

Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” Thursday evening to criticize the House’s impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-fox-news_n_5db3231ce4b006d4916e0147?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEXnGh7Sf_Fa95X0lR3BGbCxcKGFpULdFSnJfq-3TTw2yLOC2u7cAb17m5I3SNkYYOLexQ_EiDGCu67eGm64553mdXqhbvm7sppXI_qzoFiY3pTo1CqgRdNAMrupylnEhMjpC4hdzNWFg1x0QZmnGLrjV45Dyggw282wf7Keerke

[Cha]

31. Oh yeah.. TG went on tucker's fox show, too..

Link to tweet

Thanks!

[betsuni]

39. I'd bet cash money she'll be on Fox tomorrow.

[stuffmatters]

26. After she used "democrat" as an adjective tonight, I heard nothing more she said.

[Eyeball_Kid]

32. That's always a tell.

When I hear the same from anyone, I'm gone. Either they're anti-Dem or they're as stupid as a fencepost.

[stuffmatters]

37. LOL and both are so true!

[DavidDvorkin]

36. She's at 1% here, so she still has some supporters here.

[StarfishSaver]

38. Yes. But they are being vewwy vewwy quiet

[LovingA2andMI]

45. Hell....

NO!

[democratisphere]

48. Tulsi is great for increased heart rates and an adrenaline rush.

Fight on!

[beachbumbob]

51. the russian bots here do

[yellowwoodII]

59. Why?

Why is Tulsi Gabbard getting so much attention on DU forums? She doesn't stand a chance. And all of this attention really elevates her. Attention to her distracts voters from more impressive candidates.