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LeftInTX

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40. Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc...

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 06:10 PM

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I tend to agree that he's a likely plant as opposed to a DINO

If he was a DINO he would have come clean from the beginning.

He probably filed to throw the race to the GOP!
He knew this would happen.

Here is the Nebraska Democrats statement:
https://nebraskademocrats.org/blog/ndp-press-release-statement-on-u-s-senate-candidate-william-forbes/

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Democratic Party slams own Senate candidate as GOP plant after Trump support revealed [View all] turbinetree Monday OP

I don't care which party you represent.....79 is too damn old. Your "your best if used by date" has expired. walkingman Monday #1

What then should the arbitrary cut-off age be? Torchlight Monday #2

IMO, it depends on their role.... walkingman Monday #4

Social Security Retirement Age JBTaurus83 Monday #6

A personal voting preference or as legislation you believe should be passed? Torchlight Monday #9

Just a personal preference JBTaurus83 Monday #10

So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election? delisen Monday #11

I love Jamie Raskin - I think he would make a great Senator. walkingman Monday #28

I'm not offended. delisen Monday #39

I say no one can start a term after age 72 Captain Zero Monday #32

I'm fine with that. The age of Congress has gone way up the last 30yrs. Callie1979 Monday #33

Sounds serious Torchlight Monday #41

65 and no lifetime pension. SS is just fine for politicians. Autumn Monday #51

He's not running to actually serve in office, he's just running to siphon Dem votes. nt. SunSeeker Monday #3

Understood and sadly many people will fall for it because of his religious background. walkingman Monday #5

He's not likely to make it to the general election. pat_k Monday #45

Cindy Burbank will defeat Forbes in the primary and then drop out... pat_k Monday #44

The shit we have to go through to get around Republican cheating! SunSeeker Monday #54

The more I looked at the problematic reporting on the Bill Forbes situation, the more pissed I got. pat_k Monday #58

Ageism irks me but I'm not opposed to ... littlemissmartypants Monday #22

I'm 74. Have complete control of my faculties. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #61

I wouldn't be surprised to see more folks doing this - TBF Monday #7

In the end, he will probably hurt republicans more than he helps Renew Deal Monday #8

Particularly since he isn't likely to make it to the general election. pat_k Monday #46

We've got the same thing going on in Fort Bend county, Texas primaries. nt Susan Calvin Monday #12

I have a very good friend that lives in Richmond and we talk multiple times a week. walkingman 16 hrs ago #69

I can explain Nehls in the House of Representatives as straight up gerrymandering. Susan Calvin 16 hrs ago #70

"as GOP plant", you mean as DINO. republianmushroom Monday #13

A good example. Blue Full Moon Monday #19

Fetterman is a pain in the a** when he goes on Fox and berates Democrats and supports war in Iran Mad_Machine76 Monday #34

I expect him to leave the Demcratic Party GoodRaisin Monday #37

No, no, no. Read the reporting on this guy. He is way, way, WAY right of anything to be described as DINO. stopdiggin Yesterday #59

Vet them all... ultralite001 Monday #14

The Raw Story article is VERY strange. It sounds to me that the party knew exactly what he was from go... pat_k Monday #47

The Democratic Party had endorsed Osborn WELL before (over half a year) the late filings of stopdiggin Yesterday #60

They knew what he was from the moment he filed. pat_k Yesterday #63

Yeah. There was NEVER any 'confusion' on the part of anyone stopdiggin Yesterday #64

We're going to see more of this swong19104 Monday #15

GOP is the party of deceit and lies AllyCat Monday #16

Typical Gee Oh Pee dirty trick blue-wave Monday #17

It all just proves how important it is that we stay alert. calimary Monday #18

Have you heard of Patricia Ann Cotham? littlemissmartypants Monday #23

No, I never heard of her blue-wave Monday #27

I think what she did should be criminal fraud. GoodRaisin Monday #38

Something similar happened in TN Farmer-Rick Monday #20

It was 2012, Corker won re-election, defeating the RW plant Mark E. Clayton Celerity Monday #29

I happened to meet Larry Crim at a restaurant (I think it was before that election) 70sEraVet Monday #31

Thanks for fleshing that out Farmer-Rick Monday #35

Your memory was pretty accurate TBF. Also, there is another strange twist to that election, in the Dem Primary. Celerity Monday #42

Yes, she was the one I was making phone calls for Farmer-Rick 18 hrs ago #68

The plight of big money versus many small donors. Festivito Monday #21

No, they just get better at cheating Farmer-Rick Monday #24

Fetterman might as well be. nt Exp Monday #25

A pastor? Jeezus. Joinfortmill Monday #26

Yes, as is Sen. Raphael Warnock Polybius Monday #53

Not sure, but I think you may have missed my point, which was this was shocking behavior for a 'pastor'. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #67

I did Polybius 14 hrs ago #72

Almost like not running a candidate was a mistake or something. quakerboy Monday #30

Geez Mad_Machine76 Monday #36

I dont think we should let any election go without fielding a candidate. quakerboy 15 hrs ago #71

Another Democrat DID file pat_k Monday #49

it would have been a little bit silly to 'run' someone on the ticket, AFTER having endorsed another stopdiggin Yesterday #65

Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc... LeftInTX Monday #40

Cindy Burbank filed to 1) defeat forbes, 2) drop out, 3) endorse Osborn pat_k Monday #48

Thank you for the update.. LeftInTX Monday #52

The more I looked at and thought about the reporting on Bill Forbes, the more pissed I got. pat_k Monday #57

Forbes will face Cindy Burbank in the Democratic primary in May pat_k Monday #43

Thanks for the update. progressoid Monday #55

The shoddy reporting on it is exacerbating the problem pat_k Monday #56

This thread reminds me of a guy from my youth... Pinback Monday #50

And that's voter fraud - Pastor! Grins Yesterday #62

As the good book timms139 19 hrs ago #66