MSNBC: Is Gabbard contemplating a 3rd party run?

[pnwmom]

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-broader-significance-gabbards-present-vote-impeachment?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR3pGB2TOKi548potqWgHQ0zOKUL7Z55yay8uDzfd-SvDzDKMjkIqWz7csU

It was against this backdrop that Gabbard argued in a written statement last night that she was “standing in the center” with her impeachment vote, adding that she was dissatisfied with “tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country.”

Given her votes, her choice of words, and her apparent debate boycott, there’s renewed speculation this morning about the congresswoman launching a possible third-party presidential campaign, which could help divide the president’s detractors and improve Trump’s odds of winning a second term.

In fairness, Gabbard has repeatedly said she would not pursue an independent candidacy. She also gave her word to the DNC that she would not run on a third-party ticket – a commitment the Hawaii lawmaker “reaffirmed” just last month.

That, however, was before she withdrew from debate consideration for “a number” of unspecified reasons and chose not to support Trump’s impeachment.

[Cha]

1. When she says things like this.. who can trust her?

TG is nicer to Huckabee than our hard working, on the Front Lines, Democratic Party..

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[pnwmom]

2. No one with any sense. n/t

[Cha]

3. Yeah, we're not here to be

gaslighted by gabbard.. we get too much of that from the #45IMPEACHED wing.

[iamthebandfanman]

5. makes ya wonder

dont it ?

from all ive been reading about the cult she was a part of, shes still a part of it just in a low key manner.. letting members be parts of her staff and such...
looks like shes been a fraud from jump street...
and if thats the case, was it her idea alone to get involved in politics? was she coerced? was she forced?
is this some part of a bigger scheme ?
maybe she IS a russian plant, hell. lol ...
at this point, anything is possible in my mind tbh.

i do know one thing, SNLs depiction of her as cruella deville cracked me up... “I have no interest in those dalmatian puppies" ...

[obamanut2012]

9. Oh, I've thought that from the jump

Her cult leader runs their lives, and she went from TOXIC to MAINSTREAM sooooo fast, and is now course correcting back to what she actually feels, and what her handlers want her to be.

[iamthebandfanman]

4. possible.

i mean, shes effectively given up her seat by her vote by all accounts as far as i can tell this early on...
shes not going to make it out of a primary again.

[BigOleDummy]

6. As I said in an

Earlier post about her, she should just pull a Drew and come out of the closet.

[Joinfortmill]

7. Something is not on

the up and up with her.

[obamanut2012]

8. I said that a year ago, and guess what?

Had my first and only post hidden for saying it.

[yaesu]

10. if she wasn't before she probably is considering it now, especially after being Frankened by her own

party, deserving or not, this just causes problems down the road.

[Cha]

11. Gabbard ousted herself.. don't you dare try to blame this on

anybody but Gabbard.

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[pnwmom]

12. She wasn't "Frankened." Al Franken was always a loyal Democrat. He never

would have considered running 3rd party, and he never lumped D's in with R's for criticism.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. She's a weasel and a leopard never changes its spots

She has no credibility, few trust her, all she can do is make noise. If she did run? .6% is all she could possibly achieve. I know, we need every vote, but I don't think she is much of a threat. Wave Secretary of Defense at her and she might just fold her pup tent.

[groundloop]

14. Not so fast.... even a fraction of a percentage point could swing some states

Never forget the very small number of votes that trump somehow managed to win by in the very states that were critical to his claiming the electoral college. Any 3rd party candidate is a danger.

[pnwmom]

15. I agree. Hillary only lost by 80K votes in three states. Any 3rd party candidate

could make the difference.

[Horizens]

16. Boycott?

No, she didn't boycott the debate. She said she would boycott the debate when it became obvious she wouldn't meet the qualifications.

[lark]

17. Untrustworthy RT favorite.

Anyone beloved of RT is an enemy to the people of this country.

[ecstatic]

18. She can only spoil for Dump, at this point.

How in the world would she attract left wing votes? She stands for nothing except appeasing trumpkins.