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turbinetree

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Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:05 AM 22 hrs ago

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

By Alexander Willis
Published March 30, 2026 9:42 AM ET

The Nebraska Democratic Party denounced a Democratic candidate for Senate recently that they allege to be a “Republican Party plant,” CNN reported Monday, with the candidate being exposed for having supported President Donald Trump, opposed access to reproductive health care and attended a GOP-sponsored training event.

That candidate is William Forbes, a 79-year-old pastor who filed to run for Senate as a Democrat earlier this month. The Nebraska Democratic Party has backed independent candidate Dan Osborn this election cycle, creating what CNN described as an “unusual dynamic” in which a lone Democratic Senate candidate could siphon votes from Osborn and potentially hand Republicans an easy victory.

Forbes spoke with CNN for its report Monday, in which he admitted that he had voted for Trump “in multiple elections” and had attended a GOP-backed leadership summit as recently as January. Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb also provided CNN with screenshots from a now-deleted Facebook page that she said show Forbes attending anti-abortion events.

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-2676637346/

I guess this "guy" didn't get to the part in the tale about bearing false witness......................

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I don't care which party you represent.....79 is too damn old. Your "your best if used by date" has expired. walkingman 22 hrs ago #1
What then should the arbitrary cut-off age be? Torchlight 22 hrs ago #2
IMO, it depends on their role.... walkingman 22 hrs ago #4
Social Security Retirement Age JBTaurus83 22 hrs ago #6
A personal voting preference or as legislation you believe should be passed? Torchlight 21 hrs ago #9
Just a personal preference JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #10
So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election? delisen 21 hrs ago #11
I love Jamie Raskin - I think he would make a great Senator. walkingman 20 hrs ago #28
I'm not offended. delisen 14 hrs ago #39
I say no one can start a term after age 72 Captain Zero 15 hrs ago #32
I'm fine with that. The age of Congress has gone way up the last 30yrs. Callie1979 15 hrs ago #33
Sounds serious Torchlight 14 hrs ago #41
65 and no lifetime pension. SS is just fine for politicians. Autumn 11 hrs ago #51
He's not running to actually serve in office, he's just running to siphon Dem votes. nt. SunSeeker 22 hrs ago #3
Understood and sadly many people will fall for it because of his religious background. walkingman 22 hrs ago #5
He's not likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 13 hrs ago #45
Cindy Burbank will defeat Forbes in the primary and then drop out... pat_k 13 hrs ago #44
The shit we have to go through to get around Republican cheating! SunSeeker 10 hrs ago #54
The more I looked at the problematic reporting on the Bill Forbes situation, the more pissed I got. pat_k 9 hrs ago #58
Ageism irks me but I'm not opposed to ... littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #22
I'm 74. Have complete control of my faculties. OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #61
I wouldn't be surprised to see more folks doing this - TBF 21 hrs ago #7
In the end, he will probably hurt republicans more than he helps Renew Deal 21 hrs ago #8
Particularly since he isn't likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 13 hrs ago #46
We've got the same thing going on in Fort Bend county, Texas primaries. nt Susan Calvin 21 hrs ago #12
"as GOP plant", you mean as DINO. republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #13
A good example. Blue Full Moon 20 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 14 hrs ago #34
I expect him to leave the Demcratic Party GoodRaisin 14 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 7 hrs ago #59
Vet them all... ultralite001 20 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 13 hrs ago #47
The Democratic Party had endorsed Osborn WELL before (over half a year) the late filings of stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #60
They knew what he was from the moment he filed. pat_k 6 hrs ago #63
Yeah. There was NEVER any 'confusion' on the part of anyone stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #64
We're going to see more of this swong19104 20 hrs ago #15
GOP is the party of deceit and lies AllyCat 20 hrs ago #16
Typical Gee Oh Pee dirty trick blue-wave 20 hrs ago #17
It all just proves how important it is that we stay alert. calimary 20 hrs ago #18
Have you heard of Patricia Ann Cotham? littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #23
No, I never heard of her blue-wave 20 hrs ago #27
I think what she did should be criminal fraud. GoodRaisin 14 hrs ago #38
Something similar happened in TN Farmer-Rick 20 hrs ago #20
It was 2012, Corker won re-election, defeating the RW plant Mark E. Clayton Celerity 19 hrs ago #29
I happened to meet Larry Crim at a restaurant (I think it was before that election) 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #31
Thanks for fleshing that out Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #35
Your memory was pretty accurate TBF. Also, there is another strange twist to that election, in the Dem Primary. Celerity 14 hrs ago #42
The plight of big money versus many small donors. Festivito 20 hrs ago #21
No, they just get better at cheating Farmer-Rick 20 hrs ago #24
Fetterman might as well be. nt Exp 20 hrs ago #25
A pastor? Jeezus. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #26
Yes, as is Sen. Raphael Warnock Polybius 10 hrs ago #53
Almost like not running a candidate was a mistake or something. quakerboy 18 hrs ago #30
Geez Mad_Machine76 14 hrs ago #36
Another Democrat DID file pat_k 12 hrs ago #49
it would have been a little bit silly to 'run' someone on the ticket, AFTER having endorsed another stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #65
Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc... LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #40
Cindy Burbank filed to 1) defeat forbes, 2) drop out, 3) endorse Osborn pat_k 13 hrs ago #48
Thank you for the update.. LeftInTX 11 hrs ago #52
The more I looked at and thought about the reporting on Bill Forbes, the more pissed I got. pat_k 9 hrs ago #57
Forbes will face Cindy Burbank in the Democratic primary in May pat_k 14 hrs ago #43
Thanks for the update. progressoid 10 hrs ago #55
The shoddy reporting on it is exacerbating the problem pat_k 10 hrs ago #56
This thread reminds me of a guy from my youth... Pinback 12 hrs ago #50
And that's voter fraud - Pastor! Grins 6 hrs ago #62
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