ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Hello ThatOwlWoman,
This doesn't constitute a red flag for me.
I have not yet decided about Tulsi Gabbard.
This was a long time ago, and she has since changed her position on this. She now supports gay marriage. And she has proved it with her actions. This is also mentioned in your link:
"“First, let me say I regret the positions I took in the past, and the things I said,” Gabbard said. “I’m grateful for those in the LGBTQ+ community who have shared their aloha with me throughout my personal journey.”
“Over the past six years in Congress, I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to help work toward passing legislation that ensures equal rights and protections on LGBTQ+ issues,” she continued.
“Much work remains to ensure equality and civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans and if elected President, I will continue to fight for equal rights for all,” she said."
Why have you taking this stand against Gabbard? Do you already have somebody you support for 2020?
I haven't decided one way or the other on Gabbard. Mostly my OP was pointing out that we lefties -- and we all know how our RW friends feel about HuffPo -- don't ignore negative things about our candidates like those on the right do. Or to be more precise, we don't pretend that they're perfect. We point out their flaws, even if eventually we make allowances for them.
I still have negative feelings about those who at one time made homophobic and anti-SSM remarks. How do we know their sea change is the real deal, or is it just pandering to get elected? The same goes for those who supported racism in the past.