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pnwmom

(109,955 posts)
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 04:07 AM Oct 2024

Gabbard says what everyone knows

Source: Politico

At Donald Trump’s rally tonight in North Carolina, Tulsi Gabbard just walked out on stage and announced that she is “joining the Republican Party.”

Gabbard’s announcement came two years after she decided to leave the Democratic Party in 2022 and become an independent. In the time since, Gabbard has campaigned extensively for Republican candidates, and she endorsed Trump in August.

“Those of you here or those watching at home who are independent-minded people like myself, who love our country and are committed to the Constitution and to freedom, the Democrat Party is no home for people like us,” Gabbard said.

She was previously a Democratic member of Congress and a Democratic presidential candidate in the 2020 election.


Read more: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/22/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/tulsi-gabbard-joins-republican-party-00184993



It was obvious she was heading that way by 2020. Good riddance.
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Gabbard says what everyone knows (Original Post) pnwmom Oct 2024 OP
That she's a Russian asset? RandySF Oct 2024 #1
she also has a real comic book villian elan about her prodigitalson Oct 2024 #30
There is no Republican Party liberalgunwilltravel Oct 2024 #2
A Very Sick Person, from What I Can Tell The Roux Comes First Oct 2024 #3
The timing so perfectly exposes her as a scam artist. Nt BootinUp Oct 2024 #4
Wait, "independent-minded people like myself" are joining a cult... William Seger Oct 2024 #5
Just a Russian troll Joinfortmill Oct 2024 #6
Getting on the Titanic.... ashredux Oct 2024 #7
She was a republican in disguise. She is going back to her racist roots, so this should be no surprise. She lines up JohnSJ Oct 2024 #8
How long was she in the Democratic Party? displacedvermoter Oct 2024 #9
Who? NNadir Oct 2024 #10
Damn! You beat me to it.....LOL AZ8theist Oct 2024 #12
Shes always been a Republican MistakenLamb Oct 2024 #11
I'm shocked. Shocked! Ray Bruns Oct 2024 #13
Well now it's official Wiz Imp Oct 2024 #14
she's been working for Putin for years now samsingh Oct 2024 #15
Hey Tulsi DonCoquixote Oct 2024 #16
I wonder what took her so long. nt TBF Oct 2024 #17
My only comment twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #18
Tulski. nt Drum Oct 2024 #19
oh no we lost Tulsi Gabbard! PedroXimenez Oct 2024 #20
Tulsi fights for the window seat on the Hindenburg PlanetBev Oct 2024 #21
The Magats are acting like this is AOC or something obamanut2012 Oct 2024 #22
Gabboard was/is such an obvious fraud, she began talking teaparty as soon as she was elected. ShazamIam Oct 2024 #23
How is this news? I thought she did it years ago, when it was clear niyad Oct 2024 #24
Didn't she already? ificandream Oct 2024 #25
Good for you, Tulsi...you're right where you belong. nt The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2024 #26
She wasn't the first MAGAt/Republican to use the Democratic ticket MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2024 #27
Does she acknowledge that she is still an irrelevant clown at least? Bristlecone Oct 2024 #28
lol... she was my Rep. I Voted Against her Since Cha Oct 2024 #29
Oh look: A new passenger on the Titanic. n/t valleyrogue Oct 2024 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Emile Oct 2024 #32
LOL...she still planning on living in Hawaii?? Bengus81 Oct 2024 #33

prodigitalson

(3,123 posts)
30. she also has a real comic book villian elan about her
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 05:04 PM
Oct 2024

Maybe it's the Cruela DeVille white streek of hair.

William Seger

(11,724 posts)
5. Wait, "independent-minded people like myself" are joining a cult...
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 05:51 AM
Oct 2024

... headed by a malignant narcissist who wants to jail his political opponents? And you're "committed to the Constitution and to freedom," so you're all in for said cult leader who not only regularly displays his contempt for the Constitution but has stated it should be "terminated" to allow retribution against people who challenged his election lies?

Girl, you suck at rationalizing.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
8. She was a republican in disguise. She is going back to her racist roots, so this should be no surprise. She lines up
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 06:49 AM
Oct 2024

with the repuke party perfectly.

displacedvermoter

(3,866 posts)
9. How long was she in the Democratic Party?
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 06:54 AM
Oct 2024

I find it bizarre that she has switched to calling it the "Democrat" Party. They must take as vow to misidentify their opponents' real name. Is it something someone had to tell her to start doing you think?

But they all fucking do it and I don't understand why more media types don't ask them why.

MistakenLamb

(791 posts)
11. Shes always been a Republican
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 07:12 AM
Oct 2024

She and her family are all Republicans, she had to pretend and grift her way as a Democrat to get into congress in Hawaii. A lot of us Clinton primary supporters caught on to her in 2016 or earlier. She never seemed genuine and it is astonishing how many people got pulled in by her charade and gave her any bit of prominence

Wiz Imp

(5,961 posts)
14. Well now it's official
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 08:56 AM
Oct 2024

During the VP debate , when confronted with the fact the hundreds of former Republican officials were backing Harris, JD Vance claimed that Trump had the support from some major Democratic Party leaders. Of course, the only Democrats he could name supporting Trump were Tulsi Gabbard & RFK JR. Gabbard had already left the Democratic Party but now she is officially a Republican. Leaving Trump with one single supporter of any note with any ties to to the Democratic Party (and his only real tie at this point is his father ran for President as a Democrat).

PlanetBev

(4,357 posts)
21. Tulsi fights for the window seat on the Hindenburg
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 11:14 AM
Oct 2024

Good luck with that. Take the new luggage while your at it.

obamanut2012

(28,634 posts)
22. The Magats are acting like this is AOC or something
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 11:36 AM
Oct 2024

Lol

I said years ago she was a Trojan Horse, and was prompted alerted on and hidden.

ShazamIam

(2,875 posts)
23. Gabboard was/is such an obvious fraud, she began talking teaparty as soon as she was elected.
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 11:57 AM
Oct 2024

niyad

(125,151 posts)
24. How is this news? I thought she did it years ago, when it was clear
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 01:04 PM
Oct 2024

that she is a putler shill.

MorbidButterflyTat

(3,302 posts)
27. She wasn't the first MAGAt/Republican to use the Democratic ticket
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 02:18 PM
Oct 2024

to position herself, and she won't be the last.

Her nasty, idiotic Twitter crap about the 2020 primaries being between her and Hillary Clinton, solidified her MAGAt creds. She wasn't fooling anyone.

What a filthy Putin fluffer.

Cha

(312,948 posts)
29. lol... she was my Rep. I Voted Against her Since
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 03:46 PM
Oct 2024

2014. And, look at her Miserable self now. Joining a Massive cult Gaslighting and Lying all the way to the Top of a Hitler Wannabe Sick Fuck Cult.

Response to pnwmom (Original post)

Bengus81

(8,997 posts)
33. LOL...she still planning on living in Hawaii??
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 11:13 AM
Oct 2024

My guess is she still wants a job in Congress so how would that work?

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