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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat happened to Tulsi Gabbard? Remember how she first ran as a Democrat?
Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2026, 09:49 PM - Edit history (3)
Was the former cult member a MAGA in disguise all along? Or did she have a sudden conversion after she lost that election?
This passage discusses something Elon Musk said to the mother of his 14th child, Ashley St. Clair:
Before Musk publicly supported Trump, he texted her, I cant be President, but I can help Trump defeat Biden and I will. In one text before Trump picked a running mate, viewed by the Journal, Musk asked St. Clair what she thought about Tulsi Gabbard as a vice presidential candidate, saying that in interviews she says the right anti-establishment words.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c
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What happened to Tulsi Gabbard? Remember how she first ran as a Democrat? (Original Post)
pnwmom
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Sibelius Fan
(24,835 posts)1. She first ran in Hawai'i as an anti-gay candidate.
Not the purest person.
Johonny
(26,343 posts)2. Many people in politics for themselves
Most get exposed with time.
FemDemERA
(854 posts)3. Hillary didn't trust her...
...Hillary Clinton has said Russia, which interfered in the US election she lost in 2016, is grooming a Democratic candidate...
...When asked if the former secretary of state was referring to Gabbard, Clintons spokesman said: If the nesting doll fits.
...When asked if the former secretary of state was referring to Gabbard, Clintons spokesman said: If the nesting doll fits.
SocialDemocrat61
(7,774 posts)6. She had her defenders

JI7
(93,737 posts)4. She was an openly right wing anti gay person before she ran for office
only a liberal Democrat could win there so she put on a fake act. This all started to reveal itself in 2016.
Drum
(10,720 posts)5. Tulski nt