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Source: 30dB.com – Chelsea%20Manning-and-Senate
She has done everything from advocate for transgender rights to draft a bill protecting whistleblowers. But she has also dodged accusations of treason from her critics, and after Manning announced her intention to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Maryland, those critics are having a field day online. Manning’s Senate dreams get 75 percent negatives, with Social calling her a traitor and asking what “the hell” she is thinking. But according to The Intercept, it’s not just Republicans going after Manning. Centrist Democrats, alleges journalist Glenn Greenwald, who worked with Edward Snowden and reported on Manning’s detention, are trying to smear Manning as a Kremlin stooge because they have a vested interest in defending incumbent Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), whose major accomplishment after years in office seems to be positioning himself as a staunch supporter of Israel. –Hugo Guzman
Republished from 30dB