How is Gabbard on this stage and not Castro.

[onecaliberal]

The new Russian candidate.

[brooklynite]

1. Gabbard has a niche here...

...fundamentally, some of the original Bernie voters.

[at140]

9. Gabbard is a combat veteran...thank you for putting your life on the line

for the country, Tulsi!!

[StarfishSaver]

13. Yes, thank you for your service

Now, go away.

[at140]

18. I think she will be the next to drop out

and there may be 1 or 2 more dropping out before Christmas.

[we can do it]

19. She can take her fux noiz and stuff it.

[at140]

20. Have you noticed I never disparage ANY democratic candidate

even when they are not my favorite candidate.

[we can do it]

21. My negative comments are reserved for those who trash real democrats.

[at140]

22. So how does trashing the trasher helps unify democrats?

Keep in mind EVERY candidate, even Gabbard, has their die hard supporters.
If their candidate is trashed, some will just stay home on election day.
This happens in every election.
In 2016, many Bernie fans stayed home.

[Hekate]

25. If responses to Debate Thread 1 are any indication, Tulsi's DU niche is shrinking ...

I sure hope so -- it means the information that we have been trying to get out there is having an effect.

[Kurt V.]

3. its a shame really. I'm thinking he'd be the perfect vp for warren.

[blm]

11. I'm warm to that, too

[babylonsister]

12. He still could be easily if she wants him. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. The nominated candidate can choose anybody they want as their running mate.

Doesn't matter whether they are or were candidates themselves.

[bdamomma]

4. Hey I just

said to myself the same thing who is funneling her money to still be there? She needs to go. I don't trust her.

[sheshe2]

15. I take the fifth! nt

[herding cats]

23. SSDD

I'm so tired of dealing with this stuff, you know?

[Captain Zero]

5. russian money has ways

of showing up... we know that.

[onecaliberal]

6. Absolutely n/t

[hlthe2b]

7. She is being funded by those who won't fund Castro. I'll leave it there and merely

say her prime sources would be questionable to most of us.

[Shell_Seas]

8. No kidding.

[Celerity]

10. She had zero qualifying polls for this debate, let alone the harder to get in December one.

Then the Clinton dust up happened and she easily qualified for this one after getting millions of dollars in free press coverage, plus is also now only one (and can get it in two ways) poll away from qualifying for the December debate as well.

[RainCaster]

14. She's attacking others on the stage openly

DINO

[barbtries]

16. totally. nt

[Hav]

17. Her support in the polls

is mostly from Republicans and those who'd rather vote Green and see the country go to shit than vote for an alternative Dem candidate. Castro on the other side has to share the Dem voters with the others and isn't going for the anti-Dem vote.

[TomSlick]

24. It will all wash out in the primaries.

Gabbard has only a slightly better chance than I to win the Democratic nomination.

[MustLoveBeagles]

27. No kidding

I'm not a Castro fan but he deserved to be on that stage more than Tulsi.