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Wash Post: “Battle lines drawn after Clinton and Gabbard exchange insults”
Washington Post ^ | October 19 2019 | Colby Itkowitz

Posted on 10/19/2019 10:24:20 AM PDT by rintintin

There are fresh battles lines in the 2020 presidential campaign, reflecting an unpredictable rivalry between two Democratic politicians — one who isn’t even running this cycle and another who is polling at barely 1 percent.

Hillary Clinton suggested this week that current primary contender Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is being used by the Russians, ...

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Hawaii; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 201910; 2020demprimary; 2020election; berniesanders; clinton; democrats; districtofcolumbia; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; gabbard; hawaii; hillary; italy; jeffbezos; mediawingofthednc; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; russians; smearmachine; tulsigabbard; uk; ukraine; vermont; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: PGR88

“But Gabbard is also a hypocrite.”

One would hope now that Tulsi has been accused by Clinton, she would come to the realization that maybe, just maybe, POTUS was falsely accused (too). For her to say that would require integrity and knowing that she would never get her party’s nomination. Though she won’t get it anyway.

The real (news) story here is the Clinton modus operandi seems to be using false stories about Russia against people. Obama had this thing about using the government to spy on people (Merkel, US Senators, news reporters, Tea Party, ... Trump’s campaign). He and the Clinton’s worked together against Trump. He has been very quiet about the Ukraine.


41 posted on 10/19/2019 11:26:07 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: RightGeek

You sick SOB!


42 posted on 10/19/2019 11:26:09 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: rintintin
It's generational. People who are now in their 70s have been President for 19 years (Clinton, GWB, Trump). Most candidates and wannabees are in my decade. Biden, Warren, Sanders (even older), hillary, Gore, Jeb, Mitt....they're all basically my age. If the Dems were smart, they'd choose Gabbard/Buttiwieg and give up their control of power. I'm not afraid to say that, since the Dems aren't going to cede their grip on corrupt sources of income and power.

How stupid is hillary? The Manipulators have only been using polls where Tulsi does poorly. hillary actually gave Tulsi the publicity to be perceived as viable.

43 posted on 10/19/2019 11:26:13 AM PDT by grania ("We're all just pawns in their game")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Don’t forget “superdelegates”.


44 posted on 10/19/2019 11:27:47 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“...but given some of the Freeper love she gets, one wonders how some even on these forums may vote in a farfetched Tulsi vs. Trump matchup!”

Your point is ridiculous, and bold doesn’t make it meaningful.


45 posted on 10/19/2019 11:29:58 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Brian Griffin

Anyone against private insurance is dead in the water. Tulsi is too reasonable.Private Insurance will be the biggest issue for everyone including government workers.


46 posted on 10/19/2019 11:40:27 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: EEGator

The new superdelegate rules for the Democrats:

https://www.270towin.com/content/superdelegate-rule-changes-for-the-2020-democratic-nomination

These are _nasty_.

16% of the total delegates who cannot vote on the first ballot in a contest still in doubt, but can vote if there is a second ballot.

Given the proportional nature of the delegates under the new rules, it makes it more likely that the superdelegates (and a second ballot) will be needed.

Like most “progressive reforms”, this means that the insiders don’t have power unless they need to—and their power (and candidate they support) can remain secret!

Can you say politboro?

Yes, I thought you could.

At this point the most likely scenario is that Warren wins Iowa and NH, and then slowly swamps the other candidates and gets the majority of delegates.

But, if that does not happen, the Politboro rules.


47 posted on 10/19/2019 11:41:06 AM PDT by cgbg (Vote Trump or you will _be_ Trump)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“...but given some of the Freeper love she gets, one wonders how some even on these forums may vote in a farfetched Tulsi vs. Trump matchup!...”

No question...........TRUMP!!!!!!!!!


48 posted on 10/19/2019 11:41:48 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: rintintin

Mind boggling the way Gabbard went after “The Conscience of the Democrat Party” that way.


49 posted on 10/19/2019 11:47:10 AM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don'tll anyone.)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Bill would “date” a groundhog; Hillary wants to date Tulsi. Tulsi shouldn’t and wouldn’t let either of these creeps near her.

So happy she’s firing back at Hitlery’s stupidity.


50 posted on 10/19/2019 11:48:58 AM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: rintintin

Trump should talk about how hillary did the same thing to him.


51 posted on 10/19/2019 11:49:10 AM PDT by ckilmer
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“But Gabbard is also a hypocrite.”
_____________________________________

My bias is going to show:

Gabbard is a Democrat: It automatically puts her in the Hypocrite column.

This is a bias that I won’t retreat from in any set or form.


52 posted on 10/19/2019 11:58:15 AM PDT by Notthereyet (NotThereYet)
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To: rintintin

Hillary reminds me of Raymond Shaw’s mother in the MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.


53 posted on 10/19/2019 12:01:47 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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“used by the Russians” is “Saul Alinsky” for being an American.


54 posted on 10/19/2019 12:06:39 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: rintintin

Tulsi via twitter:

“You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.”


55 posted on 10/19/2019 12:08:10 PM PDT by zeebee
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To: rrrod

“This make no sense...Hillary doesn’t”just say something””

Agree. My theory: Since Skunk Cabbage STILL has her 2016 organization intact (she kept them on the payroll via her ‘foundation’) it means that she has, by far, the best polling of any candidate. Her polling showed that Tulsi was starting her move and needed to knee-cap her (even before Tusli knew about the polling). I do think the last thing she expected was Tulsi’s response - but in hindsight, it should have been expected - after all, Tulsi is the ONLY PERSON in the federal government that I know of who actually made a real effort to understand what’s going on Syria - in other words, what a disaster Skunk Cabbage created there.

I’m guessing that SC was expecting more of a John McCain response from 2008, when all his ‘friends’ in the media accused him of adultery - McCain’s response “I’m disappointed”...and then after Obama won, McCain’s love-fest with the media picked right back up. Sorry SC, but Tulsi is a bit different...


56 posted on 10/19/2019 12:11:04 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don'tll anyone.)
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To: cgbg

“These (rules) are _nasty_.”

AGREE! I’ve been saying that I think Skunk Cabbage’s plan had been to have a 3-way (or more) split in the first round of voting, where the delegates MUST support the person that they’re pledged to, based on the state’s primary/caucus...with no one reaching 50% plus 1 votes.

At that point, all bets are off. The Superdelegates then get to swoop-in and the regular delegates are free to vote as they choose. At that moment, Skunk Cabbage was going to mount her white stallion, nude, and gallop on to the convention floor to save the convention as the ‘consensus candidate’. But now there are problems. Bernie had a heart attack, while Biden collapsed under his own brainpower. So Warren was on the cusp of running away with it...winning on the FIRST BALLOT, where Skunk Cabbage CANNOT stop her. So SC has to elevate someone new to again split the voting - so why not Tulsi!


57 posted on 10/19/2019 12:25:33 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don'tll anyone.)
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To: BobL
> ...At that moment, Skunk Cabbage was going to mount her white stallion, nude, and gallop on to the convention floor...

That’s a visual image NO ONE should every have to endure!

58 posted on 10/19/2019 12:44:45 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
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To: rintintin

Crooked Hillary is irrelevant.


59 posted on 10/19/2019 12:48:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: BobL

You may be right—but I do not see how Warren can be stopped.

The reason is that Democratic primary voters read the mass media, will get “hooked” by the horse race coverage, and the mass media will have to give Warren positive coverage when it begins to look like she is nearing the nomination.

Also, the large donors run in packs, and they will quickly abandon any challengers that can’t keep up with Warren in the early going.

Also, Warren is an excellent liar, Bill Clinton calibre. Her clips claiming Indian heritage in the MA Senate race are astounding. She is amazingly convincing even when you _know_ she is lying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oIVinDXzOw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX6Scdyu7S8


60 posted on 10/19/2019 12:50:02 PM PDT by cgbg (Vote Trump or you will _be_ Trump)
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