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Tulsi Gabbard took on the primary UBI campaigning after Yang ran out of money and went to CNN, and floated a bill in congress very early into the CV19 panic. Crickets from the media about this, but lots of noise about other pols who subsequently stole a lot of the messaging and legal framework. As a Gabbard supporter I found this extremely irritating.

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As a former Gabbard supporter I was shocked that she endorsed Joe Biden who has said he’d veto Medicare for All if it passed. To me that’s a much more direct impact on the COVID issue.

The rationale for Gabbard supporting - not endorsing - Biden was in part to short circuit the insane msm Russia/Assad/Modi smears and the 3rd party predictions. As the only lifelong Democrat in the field, Gabbard had legally agreed to support the DNC candidate, who is clearly Biden based on Sander's lamentable performance. Not the outcome I wanted but given that the media hid Gabbard this tees her up for another shot in 2024 when Trump leaves office.

This seems like a confirmation that the Democratic Party is run by a cabal of insiders who subvert the democratic electoral process to promote party leaders' preferred candidates. That didn't go so well for the Party in 2016.

Can you elaborate on "legally agreed". She was openly talking to lots of alternative media about the currupt establishment and how the DNC does not want her. She should "illegally" support Sanders or nobody. She would got lot of press for it. Super disappointed with her, there was also this Israel Gaza thing where she voted wrong and disappointed me already but I could let that slide. I will never put my hope into any politician anymore. The system is broken and even the outcasts who are, at least when they start out, for the people pathetically cave to it. Same for Sanders, he endorsed Hillary - pathetic!

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