In 2012 Roseanne Barr ran as a socialist under the Peace and Freedom Party ticket‽
Not quite sure if this belongs under "discussion" or "history" or "politics" or "meta" or what. But here goes:
Just what the title says. Roseanne Barr ran in in the 2012 presidential race as a socialist under the Peace and Freedom Party.
https://liberationnews.org/did-you-know-roseanne-barr-html/
How did she goes from arguing socialist policies to right-wing grifter?
(Although this article seems to indicate that there may have been some serious trouble even during the campaign. https://www.politico.com/story/2012/09/roseanne-not-joking-more-socialism-081640)
I only just found out about this and have only read the two about articles. But I'm hoping someone more familiar with that part of the campaign and/or her political history can help shead some light. I'm kind of flabbergasted that I don't think that I heard about this then nor since then.