Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland

Re:Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland by potluckyears on Saturday January 13, 2018 @09:49PM (#16142560)

She has no experience, a felony conviction for violating the Espionage Act, and a dishonorable discharge.

Maryland is home to a huge number of defense and intelligence workers. According to Wikipedia, Fort Meade (which is the headquarters of the NSA) is the state's biggest employer.

I'm not hopeful.

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Re:Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland by iamdave on Saturday January 13, 2018 @10:34PM (#16142693)

Maryland is home to a huge number of defense and intelligence workers.

This was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the headline, it's like that common line thrown at stand-up comedians (note: This is not me calling Chelsea Manning a 'joke' or making light of her situation and what she went through): know your room. That constituency does NOT seem like one that will vote for this particular candidate.

Nonetheless, I commend her willingness to step up to the plate, I can see a lot of valuable conversations coming out of the race.

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Re:Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland by black_puppydog on Sunday January 14, 2018 @02:53AM (#16143266)

With her conviction she's gonna fit right in there. :)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_pol...

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