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Farmer-Rick

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20. Something similar happened in TN

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 12:13 PM

22 hrs ago

It was when Frist decided not to run for the Senate again, if memory serves me. The Dems had a respectable, qualified and well liked candidate. The Repubs snuck a KKK Clan member, former wizard, into our primary. The piece of crap won the primary but of course he lost the general to another piece of crap Repub...I think it was Crooked Corker.

I was so angry with our local Democratic branch. I had gone door to door, I had made calls. Couldn't they see the piece of crap was a plant? They shrugged and said well people voted for him.....

It's an open primary. Republicons came in and voted for him. The local Democratic leadership said there was nothing they could do. They could have NOT allowed him in our primary ballot.

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Democratic Party slams own Senate candidate as GOP plant after Trump support revealed [View all] turbinetree Yesterday OP

I don't care which party you represent.....79 is too damn old. Your "your best if used by date" has expired. walkingman Yesterday #1

What then should the arbitrary cut-off age be? Torchlight Yesterday #2

IMO, it depends on their role.... walkingman Yesterday #4

Social Security Retirement Age JBTaurus83 Yesterday #6

A personal voting preference or as legislation you believe should be passed? Torchlight Yesterday #9

Just a personal preference JBTaurus83 Yesterday #10

So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election? delisen 23 hrs ago #11

I love Jamie Raskin - I think he would make a great Senator. walkingman 22 hrs ago #28

I'm not offended. delisen 17 hrs ago #39

I say no one can start a term after age 72 Captain Zero 17 hrs ago #32

I'm fine with that. The age of Congress has gone way up the last 30yrs. Callie1979 17 hrs ago #33

Sounds serious Torchlight 16 hrs ago #41

65 and no lifetime pension. SS is just fine for politicians. Autumn 14 hrs ago #51

He's not running to actually serve in office, he's just running to siphon Dem votes. nt. SunSeeker Yesterday #3

Understood and sadly many people will fall for it because of his religious background. walkingman Yesterday #5

He's not likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 15 hrs ago #45

Cindy Burbank will defeat Forbes in the primary and then drop out... pat_k 15 hrs ago #44

The shit we have to go through to get around Republican cheating! SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #54

The more I looked at the problematic reporting on the Bill Forbes situation, the more pissed I got. pat_k 12 hrs ago #58

Ageism irks me but I'm not opposed to ... littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #22

I'm 74. Have complete control of my faculties. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #61

I wouldn't be surprised to see more folks doing this - TBF Yesterday #7

In the end, he will probably hurt republicans more than he helps Renew Deal Yesterday #8

Particularly since he isn't likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 15 hrs ago #46

We've got the same thing going on in Fort Bend county, Texas primaries. nt Susan Calvin 23 hrs ago #12

"as GOP plant", you mean as DINO. republianmushroom 23 hrs ago #13

A good example. Blue Full Moon 22 hrs ago #19

Fetterman is a pain in the a** when he goes on Fox and berates Democrats and supports war in Iran Mad_Machine76 17 hrs ago #34

I expect him to leave the Demcratic Party GoodRaisin 17 hrs ago #37

No, no, no. Read the reporting on this guy. He is way, way, WAY right of anything to be described as DINO. stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #59

Vet them all... ultralite001 23 hrs ago #14

The Raw Story article is VERY strange. It sounds to me that the party knew exactly what he was from go... pat_k 15 hrs ago #47

The Democratic Party had endorsed Osborn WELL before (over half a year) the late filings of stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #60

They knew what he was from the moment he filed. pat_k 9 hrs ago #63

Yeah. There was NEVER any 'confusion' on the part of anyone stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #64

We're going to see more of this swong19104 23 hrs ago #15

GOP is the party of deceit and lies AllyCat 23 hrs ago #16

Typical Gee Oh Pee dirty trick blue-wave 23 hrs ago #17

It all just proves how important it is that we stay alert. calimary 23 hrs ago #18

Have you heard of Patricia Ann Cotham? littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #23

No, I never heard of her blue-wave 22 hrs ago #27

I think what she did should be criminal fraud. GoodRaisin 17 hrs ago #38

Something similar happened in TN Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #20

It was 2012, Corker won re-election, defeating the RW plant Mark E. Clayton Celerity 22 hrs ago #29

I happened to meet Larry Crim at a restaurant (I think it was before that election) 70sEraVet 20 hrs ago #31

Thanks for fleshing that out Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #35

Your memory was pretty accurate TBF. Also, there is another strange twist to that election, in the Dem Primary. Celerity 16 hrs ago #42

Yes, she was the one I was making phone calls for Farmer-Rick 1 hr ago #68

The plight of big money versus many small donors. Festivito 22 hrs ago #21

No, they just get better at cheating Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #24

Fetterman might as well be. nt Exp 22 hrs ago #25

A pastor? Jeezus. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #26

Yes, as is Sen. Raphael Warnock Polybius 13 hrs ago #53

Not sure, but I think you may have missed my point, which was this was shocking behavior for a 'pastor'. Joinfortmill 1 hr ago #67

Almost like not running a candidate was a mistake or something. quakerboy 21 hrs ago #30

Geez Mad_Machine76 17 hrs ago #36

Another Democrat DID file pat_k 15 hrs ago #49

it would have been a little bit silly to 'run' someone on the ticket, AFTER having endorsed another stopdiggin 9 hrs ago #65

Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc... LeftInTX 17 hrs ago #40

Cindy Burbank filed to 1) defeat forbes, 2) drop out, 3) endorse Osborn pat_k 15 hrs ago #48

Thank you for the update.. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #52

The more I looked at and thought about the reporting on Bill Forbes, the more pissed I got. pat_k 12 hrs ago #57

Forbes will face Cindy Burbank in the Democratic primary in May pat_k 16 hrs ago #43

Thanks for the update. progressoid 12 hrs ago #55

The shoddy reporting on it is exacerbating the problem pat_k 12 hrs ago #56

This thread reminds me of a guy from my youth... Pinback 14 hrs ago #50

And that's voter fraud - Pastor! Grins 9 hrs ago #62

As the good book timms139 2 hrs ago #66