Useless to keep replaying 2016 now. Water under the bridge, get over it.
Insisting that candidates actually be a member of the party whose candidate they are is not an unreasonable criterion. That’s the point.
It’s the least they could do after co-opting his best policies.
If he’s an Independent, why should Democrats entertain the idea of him getting their nomination?
Becuse it’s meaningless to be a Democrat. There’s no barrier to entry, no requirements to fulfill and no way to be kicked out. So what’s the difference?
Defying party, Gabbard votes ‘present’ on Trump impeachment
She will never be a Democratic Party candidate for POTUS now.
Late Wednesday night, Tulsi Gabbard announced she was introducing a resolution to censure Donald Trump for abusing the powers of the presidency for his own personal gain.
So you can’t decide whether Trump is guilty of the conduct he was accused of, but that he ought to be censured for it anyway.
Blow your resolution out your ass, Tulsi.
Gabbard: present.
Gabbard’s spine: absent. :dubious:
Now, now, now, it takes a lot of courage to stand up for your Russian overlords when you’re in theory a member of the Democratic Party. I’m sure she’ll appear in the next Russian-language edition of “Profiles in Courage.”
If there’s a part of the country that hates the country, then maybe she is inching towards them too.
In attempting to knock down the argument you actually reinforce it. If it’s so darn easy to become a Democrat, the fact that Sanders continues to seek the nomination as an independent speaks volumes.
You thought maybe she had a chance last week?
He had to officially declare himself a Dem to be in the race. So for the next few months he’s a Dem. You are flat out wrong that I proved anything contrary to my point. The fact that he runs as an independent for his Senate seat speaks only to how he gets elected in Vermont.
Let me ask you a question, E-DUB, since we’re in the Gabbard thread: who do you think has a better Dem voting record: Sanders or Gabbard?
Without trying an off-the-cuff analysis of their respective voting records or reffering to their ratings by the various groups that do such things, my intuitive response would probably be Sanders.
Actually, he runs as a Democrat in Vermont. Only after he wins the Democratic nomination does he declare himself to be an Independent and renounce the Democratic Party.
Is there anything stopping him from doing the same if he should win the nomination for President?
And I forgot the question. Until Tulsi decided to quit the DNC and support Bernie, she had one of the least progressive rankings in the Dem caucus despite being from a +17 district. Progressive Punch currently has her at 148th out of 232 Democrats.
Tulsi supports Individual 1’s firing of Colonel Vindman.
Tulsi Gabbard Defends Donald Trump Firing Alexander Vindman: 'Whether People Like It or Not, There Are Consequences to Elections'?
Cool. How’d she do in Iowa and New Hampshire? Is she still running? She’s gotta be a plant.
Ask Fox News why they keep bringing her on.