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pnwmom

(110,301 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 08:01 PM Wednesday

What 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 can’t 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 Wednesday OP
She first ran in Hawai'i as an anti-gay candidate. Sibelius Fan Wednesday #1
Many people in politics for themselves Johonny Wednesday #2
Hillary didn't trust her... FemDemERA Wednesday #3
She had her defenders SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #6
She was an openly right wing anti gay person before she ran for office JI7 Wednesday #4
Tulski nt Drum Thursday #5

FemDemERA

(854 posts)
3. Hillary didn't trust her...
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 10:52 PM
Wednesday

from 2019:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/18/hillary-clinton-hints-russia-is-grooming-tulsi-gabbard-as-third-party-candidate

...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, Clinton’s spokesman said: “If the nesting doll fits.”


JI7

(93,737 posts)
4. She was an openly right wing anti gay person before she ran for office
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:07 PM
Wednesday

only a liberal Democrat could win there so she put on a fake act. This all started to reveal itself in 2016.

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