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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:25 AM Jan 2019

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Is Tulsi Gabbard our Steve King? nt

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Is Tulsi Gabbard our Steve King? nt (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2019 OP

No, because Steve King is actually supported by his party's voters :) manor321 Jan 2019 #1

And Tulsi Gabbard is not? brooklynite Jan 2019 #8

false equivalency AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #2

Only in the sense that they are both homophobic and Islamophobic Recursion Jan 2019 #3

No. She's more like Dennis Kucinich, but with a tan and a DD Form-214 MrScorpio Jan 2019 #4

From my layperson's perspective, I would tentatively say no. better Jan 2019 #5

No, but she appears to be morphing into Jill Stein. catbyte Jan 2019 #6

She needs to sit down DownFromTheMountain Jan 2019 #7

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. No, because Steve King is actually supported by his party's voters :)

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:27 AM

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brooklynite

(94,721 posts)

8. And Tulsi Gabbard is not?

Reply to manor321 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:45 AM

Jan 2019

2018 election: 77%
2016 election: 81%
2014 election: 76%
2012 election: 74%

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

2. false equivalency

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:32 AM

Jan 2019

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Only in the sense that they are both homophobic and Islamophobic

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:33 AM

Jan 2019

Steve King espouses extremely conservative views; Tulsi Gabbard espouses.... extremely conservative views.

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

4. No. She's more like Dennis Kucinich, but with a tan and a DD Form-214

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:36 AM

Jan 2019

better

(884 posts)

5. From my layperson's perspective, I would tentatively say no.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:40 AM

Jan 2019

The key difference Gabbard appears to have actually reversed her problematic positions, whereas King appears to be more concerned with excusing or whitewashing his.

catbyte

(34,440 posts)

6. No, but she appears to be morphing into Jill Stein.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:42 AM

Jan 2019

I hope this doesn't violate our TOS. If so, apologies!

DownFromTheMountain

(226 posts)

7. She needs to sit down

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:39 AM

Jan 2019

And read the Democratic Platform from 2016 and get a clue on what her party wants to do. Cos it's not Gay Conversion therapy.

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