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BuzzFeed recently broke the story that Tennessee Democratic Senate Candidate Gordon Ball had plagiarized most of the issues section on his campaign website. 

After a simple search of Democrat candidates’ websites across the state, it appears that Gloria Johnson has the same problem as Gordon Ball— she’s plagiarizing.

On Johnson's "issue section" of her website are six instances of ripping off phrases from other liberal Democrat websites. 

Her favorites seem to be liberal Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Gordon Ball favorite, and Kentucky Democrat Senate Candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes. 

On Jobs- 

"In order to grow our middle class, we must raise the minimum wage to help hardworking Tennesseans achieve a basic standard of living. An overwhelming majority – two thirds – of minimum wage workers in the United States are women."-  Johnson website

 Quote from Alison Grimes' page:

"Rather than forcing our own neighbors to choose between putting food on the table, getting to work, and paying the rent, all Americans deserve a living wage that is consistent with our values."-  Johnson website

Quote from Alison Grimes' page:

On Education- 

"we also need to support early childhood education, to give kids a fair shot at success from their earliest days." - Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

"We have an obligation to improve our public schools and universities and prepare our children for all of the challenges - and opportunities - that lie ahead, to support, encourage and reward our educators, and to provide every child in every zip code with an education that is second to none."-  Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

On Healthcare-  

"families in bankruptcy are there in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, and millions more are under enormous financial pressure when a loved one is ill."-  Johnson website

 Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

"We must do more to lead the way to a more affordable and higher quality system."Johnson website

Quote from Elizabeth Warren's page:

The plagiarism begs the question:

What kind of grade would Gloria Johnson give her students if she found the same disregard for original work and intellectual property?