Chelsea Manning is running for the Senate in Maryland

[imported_tajmahal]

It looks like 2018 is going to be an interesting political year.


http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/13/chelsea-manning-files-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-maryland/

Chelsea Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted under the Espionage Act for stealing classified government documents, has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland.

Manning filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on Jan. 5. She is challenging Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, a two-term Democrat who is up for re-election in November. The Washington Post first reported Manning’s filing.

Manning is running as a Democrat.

 

[jpeyton]

Chelsea won't win the primary, but more power to her. She's a hero in my opinion.

 

[Thebobo]

Can you run if you have been convicted of a felony? I guess so. Good for him, er her.

 

[Chaotic42]

With some grumbling I accepted that her sentence had been fairly radically reduced, but I definitely cannot get behind a run for public office. I don't have a lot of tolerance or sympathy for people who leak classified or SBU on purpose.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

No word yet if Bergdahl is going to support her, but Obama is probably on the donor list.

 

[Chaotic42]

Edit: DP

 

[ivwshane]

Can you run if you have been convicted of a felony? I guess so. Good for him, er her.

The Republicans are running at least four candidates that have criminal records.

 

[Victorian Gray]

No word yet if Bergdahl is going to support her, but Obama is probably on the donor list.

Yeah, looks bad. They should have picked a solid candidate like Roy Moore to appeal to folks like yourself.

 

[Sunburn74]

Hmm... Would prefer she not run. Too controversial, probably unqualified in terms of experience, and would probably drag down the Democratic ticket.

Then again if she won, I wouldn't mind seeing the party become even more progressive and liberal

 

[MajinCry]

She certainly has morals; she leaked videos of US soldiers jeering over the slaughter of innocent civilians. Better than any Republican nominee, but that's not a high bar.

 

[umbrella39]

Yeah, looks bad. They should have picked a solid candidate like Roy Moore to appeal to folks like yourself.

Indeed. The pro pedophile crowd was very conflicted on Moore's choice of targets. Young boys would have made more sense to them...

 

[Jhhnn]

Hmm... Would prefer she not run. Too controversial, probably unqualified in terms of experience, and would probably drag down the Democratic ticket.

Then again if she won, I wouldn't mind seeing the party become even more progressive and liberal

She doesn't have a chance of a snowball in Hell of getting the nomination.

 

[sdifox]

Just needs Roy Moore to throw in his hat and you got your three ring circus.

 

[UNCjigga]

I don’t see her getting a dime from the DNC, not running against a well-liked incumbent Dem. But who knows, maybe the alt right/Russian trolls can convince progressives that the other guy is “too establishment”.

 

[IronWing]

In Ollie North's footsteps…

 

[pcgeek11]

I wish him well.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Wouldn’t vote for him and he’s got zero chance in winning but I don’t consider him to be a traitor either. His case isn’t as clear cut as Snowdens but so be it.

 

[FIVR]

Why does it bother people so much to call her a "she". She doesn't look or act like a man and she has expressed the desire to be referred to by the gender of her choice... so what's the problem?


Honestly I think some people are not secure in their own sexuality and find the idea of another person being different as threatening. Or they are just assholes, I guess.


I hope she wins.

 

[DisarmedDespot]

Or they are just assholes, I guess..

Ding ding, found the correct answer.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

She's the quintessential Democratic Party candidate. She betrayed her country, is a convicted felon, is fsked up mentally, morally and sexually. She has no hope of winning and what's more doesn't deserve to win. Perfect Democrat.

 

[ivwshane]

She's the quintessential Democratic Party candidate. She betrayed her country, is a convicted felon, is fsked up mentally, morally and sexually. She has no hope of winning and what's more doesn't deserve to win. Perfect Democrat.

Lol, you literally just described roy Moore, who had the backing of the Republican party.

How a 60 year old man like yourself can be so utterly stupid is beyond me.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

Lol, you literally just described roy Moore, who had the backing of the Republican party.

How a 60 year old man like yourself can be so utterly stupid is beyond me.

Chelsea was convicted of espionage in a Court Martial, what was Moore convicted of again?

 

[DisarmedDespot]

Lol, you literally just described roy Moore, who had the backing of the Republican party.

How a 60 year old man like yourself can be so utterly stupid is beyond me.

It's funny how well Taj's statement describes so many Republicans these days. Roy Moore, Joe Arpaio, Trump himself... I think I'm missing a few.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

The Republicans are running at least four candidates that have criminal records.

Whaboutism ? but hey it's OK when you and the lefties do it, it's only fsked up when conservatives do it. Right hypocrite boy?

 

[imported_tajmahal]

It's funny how well Taj's statement describes so many Republicans these days. Roy Moore, Joe Arpaio, Trump himself... I think I'm missing a few.

What felony was any of those guys convicted of asshole? Name it . You can't.