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Bye bye Tulsi

calamity said:
Your definition of sane is quite telling.
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lets see her platform included getting us out of unnecessary foreign wars... what's wrong with that?

admit it, you want her out because she appeared on fox news a couple of times.
 
Hypothetical said:
lets see her platform included getting us out of unnecessary foreign wars... what's wrong with that?

admit it, you want her out because she appeared on fox news a couple of times.
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She’s your now. Good luck.
 
calamity said:
Hawaii Dems vote no on Gabbard.

Democrat Kai Kahele wins Hawaii primary to replace Tulsi Gabbard | TheHill

She had to see this coming, right?

Anyway, it looks like Fox will now have a brunette to exploit along with all the blondes.
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What I see with this and several others is that the Democratic Party has no room for a moderate. It's either pass the progressive litmus test or be kicked out of the party. It's no wonder independents who political ideology for the most part is somewhere in-between the two major parties are growing while the two major parties are shrinking. Both are getting rid of anyone who may be a moderate or who isn't an hard core ideologue.

Party affiliation in 2006 was 37% Democrat, 31% Republican, 30% Independent. Today, or as of 4 Jun 2020 the numbers are 31% Democrat, 25% Republican and 40% independent. Not only are the two major parties losing members, many folks are defecting on their own. The problem with that is the two major parties have all the power, a monopoly in our two party electoral system. It doesn't matter if both parties shrink to 10%, they'll still control everything, they have a monopoly and are bound and determined to keep it. Our election laws are written by Republicans and Democrats and they write those laws as a mutual protection act. If there is one thing both major parties agree on, it's no viable third party will ever rise. They'll keep their monopoly by limiting the choices given to the American people.
 
dave8383 said:
Too bad, I liked Tulsi Gabbard. She dared to be different.
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Not really

She still believes in our broken political system starting with , our broken citizenry

I'm the one who's different
 
Perotista said:
What I see with this and several others is that the Democratic Party has no room for a moderate. It's either pass the progressive litmus test or be kicked out of the party. It's no wonder independents who political ideology for the most part is somewhere in-between the two major parties are growing while the two major parties are shrinking. Both are getting rid of anyone who may be a moderate or who isn't an hard core ideologue.

Party affiliation in 2006 was 37% Democrat, 31% Republican, 30% Independent. Today, or as of 4 Jun 2020 the numbers are 31% Democrat, 25% Republican and 40% independent. Not only are the two major parties losing members, many folks are defecting on their own. The problem with that is the two major parties have all the power, a monopoly in our two party electoral system. It doesn't matter if both parties shrink to 10%, they'll still control everything, they have a monopoly and are bound and determined to keep it. Our election laws are written by Republicans and Democrats and they write those laws as a mutual protection act. If there is one thing both major parties agree on, it's no viable third party will ever rise. They'll keep their monopoly by limiting the choices given to the American people.
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I see the same in the GOP, either swallow Trump's Kool Aid or leave.

BTW: Biden is the consummate moderate. Bernie was the radical. Tulsi simply failed to represent the people of Hawaii. So, they elected someone who will represent their state.
 
Luther said:
Why are you surprised?

Hawaii is full of Libs?
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Do I look surprised?

Hawaii is a fine state. It does much disservice to native Hawaiians though.
 
Luther said:
Sorry to change the subject

But were you the dude who was waiting for Trump to sign the executive order?(LOL)
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No. I am the dude who believes they will achieve nothing.
 
Luther said:
Awesome

I have Lava around me I could send you(LOL)
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lol...nah, having one chunk of useless real estate in my portfolio is plenty.
 
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