Why Tulsi Gabbard will win the nomination in 2020

[SCNCmod]

Not to mention, ACTUALLY PROGRESSIVE

Joe Kennedy III is not a progressive.

What makes you say that?

[Shadows]

Gabbard is only 36, was DNC Vice-Chair, Member of the House, Hawaii State Rep, Honolulu City Council, Military police officer, deployed to the middle east. She has a good resume & if she works hard for the next 10-12 years, maybe in 2032 odd, she can be a viable challenger. Same goes for clowns & boys like Castro! I don't think she will get big support from the Bernie wing now, she has to prove strong progressive consistent credentials like Bernie had to.

(From the book "Shattered" - HRC's campaign stories) This traced back to 2008, a failed run that the Clintons had concluded was due to the disloyalty and treachery of staff and other Democrats. After that race, Hillary had aides create "loyalty scores" (from one for most loyal, to seven for most treacherous) for members of Congress. Bill Clinton since 2008 had "campaigned against some of the sevens" to "help knock them out of office," apparently to purify the Dem ranks heading into 2016.

People think that the attack from Howard Dean & Neera Tanden was not planned? This is a co-ordinated one to weed out dissident voices. Wikileaks revealed how Gabbard was threatened about this. I would be surprised if the HRC campaign doesn't fund Gabbar's primary challenger !

[Mr. Morden]

The Beet meme is spreading!:

https://beinglibertarian.com/democrat-tulsi-gabbard-will-likely-next-president/

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

Imagine if in 2002 a Democratic politician planning on running in 2004 personally went to Iraq and had a friendly meeting with Saddam Hussein. They'd be crucified by the rest of the party, including the most anti-war Democrats, and would be seen as DOA come 2004, and rightfully so.

I do think that Tulsi's Adventures in Diplomacy will not help her with the electorate.  Some of this will be counterbalanced by the fact that a good number of folks support her in her opposition to pushing "regime change".

I don't think that Jewish voters will warm to Gabbard, based on her foreign policy bent.  Jewish voters are slowly shifting to the Republicans, and I suspect that the nomination of Gabbard and the front-and-center status her foreign policy positions would bring about would accelerate that trend a bit.  Jewish voters are not a large constituency, numerically, but this could have an effect in Florida, and in downballot races in many suburban races in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Beet's stellar prediction record continues!

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

It's going to be close. Here is a 53-47 Macron victory based on how the 1st round supporters divide up:

[Beet]

It's going to be close. Here is a 53-47 Macron victory based on how the 1st round supporters divide up:

I'm glad to be wrong on this one. I guess the French are more sane than us Anglos. Vive la France.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Not to mention, ACTUALLY PROGRESSIVE

I'm beginning to think you don't even know what "progressive" means.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The male and older version of Gabbard sure did stellar tonight!

[Mr. Morden]

The male and older version of Gabbard sure did stellar tonight!

Well, looks like Beet has flipped to Harris:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=288693.msg6138700#msg6138700

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

With the current state of her "campaign" and finishing behind Uncommitted and multiple dropped out candidates in multiples states this just makes me laugh.

[afleitch]

Checks OP

Ahh...

[Beet]

It didn't happen for Tulsi, but that's because the left-right coalition that she needed never really coalesced around her. I believe she used the phrase "regime change wars" too frequently. When you keep using the same phrase over and over like someone with OCD, people start to wonder if you're all there. Also, she never really fixed her teeth, which is important for someone running for president.

[The Other Castro]

Wow I can't believe a campaign built around attacking Democrats didn't succeed in the Democratic primaries.

[ElectionsGuy]

It didn't happen for Tulsi, but that's because the left-right coalition that she needed never really coalesced around her. I believe she used the phrase "regime change wars" too frequently. When you keep using the same phrase over and over like someone with OCD, people start to wonder if you're all there. Also, she never really fixed her teeth, which is important for someone running for president.

What?