Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Debates

[sheshe2]

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the congresswoman who resigned from a top Democratic Party post after protesting a lack of debates between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, is now refusing to debate her own Democratic opponent.

Arguing for more debates between Sanders and Hillary last October, Gabbard told MSNBC, “We’ve gotta have more opportunities for people to present their vision for our country, their plans, and to be held accountable for the positions that they’re taking.” After months of dissent over the Democratic debate schedule, Gabbard stepped down from her position as a Democratic National Committee vice chairwoman to endorse Sanders.

But now that Gabbard is being challenged by progressive activist Shay Chan Hodges, she is refusing to even respond to a request for debates.

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“I agree with Rep. Gabbard that conducting debates during a primary is critically important… That is why I urge Rep. Gabbard to remember the arguments she made for additional debates on Fox News and other media outlets and apply them to her own election.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/06/28/tulsi-gabbard-dodges-debate

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Strange. She refused debates with her challengers then and wants debates now that she is running for President. She is in fact attacking the DNC for debate rules she signed on for. I apologize to her supporters, however this makes her a hypocrite.

I will debate only when I want to debate. Alrighty then. Do as I say not as I do.

[msongs]

1. she's being primaried by a highly qualified democrat. don't expect a debate this time either nt

[sheshe2]

2. You are correct, msongs. nt

[mcar]

3. Well, well, well

Whinging about not getting into national debates - refuse to debate your actual opponent.

[Ptah]

4. Is there a way to have primary threads someplace else?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1287

[philly_bob]

5. Sorry, I don't get it.

Tried to check the linked article, but it's ad-blocked.

Gabbard is running in a primary for president. Is Hodges also running in a primary for president?

If so, they ought to debate.

But I haven't heard of Hodges running for president.

[Chellee]

6. This is an article from 2016.

Hodges was her House seat challenger.

Why it's being posted now?

[sheshe2]

7. She refused to debate her challenger.

Now she has a problem with the debate rules and wants rules changed for her.

She dodged debates. Refused to debate and now wants debates...her rules.

[Celerity]

10. And in GD as well, not in the primary forum. Questions questions.

[Claritie Pixie]

8. She's a charlatan. This is what they do.

They complain about everything being unfair to them. Paint themselves as a victim.

This is an old story, but just another brick in the wall that tells us who she is.

[Raine]

9. This should be in the primary forum

not in general discussion.

[leftstreet]

11. Yuk. How did this Primary stuff get in GD? n/t

[Yonnie3]

12. Locking ...

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