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In reply to the discussion: Tulsi Gabbard's Campaign Is Being Boosted by Russophiles [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)25. As a response to claims she's being used to hurt you,
that seems lacking. People who've always lived in the U.S. don't know what it means to live in a nation that's become broken and impoverished after collapse of its democracy. Maybe it's time to start imagining, because that's the goal here.
As for those unique donor and poll numbers, that's what we're talking about. Russia chooses candidates to weaponize and promotes them. Exactly as they did Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein in 2016 and are doing again this time.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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They were calling into the Thom Hartmann show the other day when he did an informal poll
kimbutgar
May 2019
#1
Oh, my. What will they tell us next--that Trump is making money off of the Presidency?
hlthe2b
May 2019
#2
She is getting a lot of real help from Americans because of her foreign policy views
JonLP24
May 2019
#12
I don't think Tulsi is the end of Democracy but I certainly am aware of impoverished
JonLP24
May 2019
#26
She's getting a lot of help from Russian bots because of her "pro-Trump/Pro-Putin" views
hlthe2b
May 2019
#31