Whistleblower from Google released a bunch of documents about Google manipulating elections. I can't find a source at the moment, but he wrote an open letter to Tulsi's campaign explaining how Google has a method for third parties to shut down an email account like Tulsi's, and how they share that information with whomever they're in bed with to control information.
Not direct proof they stifled Tulsi, but it shows that the algorithm is flawed, Google knows about this flaw, and shares it for political purposes. Massive boost to Tulsi's lawsuit that will give her far more credence.
There isnt anything there refuting her involvement with the Krishna Cult.
https://medium.com/@lalitamann/an-insiders-perspective-on-tulsi-gabbard-and-her-guru-e2650f0d09
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-krishna-cult-rumors_n_6879588
No problem.
When you get to trying other distros be sure to give Linux Mint a try. Cinnamon is a really friendly interface. Plus it also uses apt so what you learn on ubuntu still applies.
The telephone townhall concept is creative...but there are better options. Slack townhalls could be an amazing user experience.
Slack.com is free to register and signup for and is already super popular in the corporate world....using it for political communication could be revolutionary.