Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she is 'seriously considering' a 2020 White House bid

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she is ‘seriously considering’ a 2020 White House bid

By John Wagner December 13 at 7:10 AM

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who has made recent trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, confirmed Wednesday night that she is “seriously considering” a 2020 White House bid.

Gabbard, 37, considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, was one of the first female combat veterans to join Congress and was a high-profile supporter of the 2016 presidential bid of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

During an appearance Wednesday night on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Gabbard was asked if she is planning to run for president, an office recently held by another politician with roots in Hawaii, former president Barack Obama.

“I’m seriously considering it,” Gabbard said, adding: “I’m concerned about the direction of the country.”

Pressed by host Chris Matthews on what might stop her, Gabbard said: “I don’t know. I’m thinking through it very carefully.”

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[WeekiWater]

1. Seems to be a pretty strong consensus here at DU.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211539085

[jcgoldie]

2. Does she have any idea how unpopular she is with democrats?

It might make it difficult for her to win the nomination... but she should run if she wants it will come out in the wash.

[Hortensis]

8. Does she care? There're new ones born every hour.

It's a disgusting thought, but it's inevitable that more unethical people will copy the Republicans and run for the Democratic nomination to inflate their resumes and pump up their brands. Enormous national advertising and, done right, entirely paid for by others.

[still_one]

3. "considered a rising star in the Democratic Party". NO WAY. Democrats do not forget her

disgraceful appearance on fox news slamming President Obama

[Me.]

4. Quite

Yuk to her, time those chickens came to her roost

[still_one]

5. She is going no where Me. We have a lot of talented prospective candidates without her

[Me.]

6. ...

[Hortensis]

9. Agree. She has a strong pattern of fouling her nest

wherever she goes, and it seems like there's maybe something...profoundly dysfunctional in that?

Politics in this era -- presidential specifically! -- is attracting a lot of strange people you wouldn't dare trust to feed your cat while you were on vacation, plus seamy opportunists wanting to sell books or fake awards and cancer cures.

[2naSalit]

7. Screw her and her pretending to be a Democrat...

I think she's a paid mole for the Rs.

[themaguffin]

10. Whatever. Let her embarrass herself.