Gabbard calls on Biden, Sanders to help put her on debate stage

[brooklynite]

The Hill

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is calling on former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to urge the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to allow her on stage for the next primary debate after newly released qualifications for the event barred her from participating.

The direct call to Biden and Sanders, the two heavyweights remaining in the 2020 primary race, comes after the DNC said candidates must have garnered at least 20 percent of the delegates awarded thus far to make the debate stage in Phoenix on March 15.

Gabbard, who has refused to drop her longshot White House bid despite dismal results in the first several nominating states, has garnered just two of the 1,385 delegates awarded thus far, falling way below the threshold. She has not qualified for a debate since November under previous standards from the DNC.

[hlthe2b]

1. why? She has Fox 24/7 to blabber on.

[luvs2sing]

2. And if they don't..

she’ll claim sexism. Very manipulative.

[jimfields33]

29. She's still in it

I hope bernie gives her support. The bashing of a democratic presidential candidate is typically unheard of.

[yardwork]

33. Since when?

[mchill]

52. I second that. Since when?

And from a Bernie supporter 😱

[mahina]

40. She's in it like she's still my Representative.

Fairness to her I don’t know if she still doing her job but I see no evidence of it. She definitely collects her paycheck and it’s not small, and she appears to have stepped away completely from the work of representing Hawaii’s 2nd CD.

Even when she was campaigning for re-election she was very secretive about the bare
Minimum of community meetings she did hold, on kist a couple of islands, (!) only announcing the place and time 24 hours before hand and not publicizing it. It certainly seemed like this was designed to reduce turnout but be able to say she did it, or more importantly, show the clips. Because if course there was a film crew there filming the whole thing.

And by the way at the actual meetings she was extremely persuasive.

[jimfields33]

47. That's one thing I wish they'd change

No pay while running for President. If the campaign want to give a salary fine but tax payers should not be paying for over a year or more for them traveling all over the country. I thought this since John McCain was running. It seems unfair to me.

[Cha]

60. Talk to Gabbard about "Dem Bashing"..

Link to tweet

[turbinetree]

3. Why..........................my candidate removed herself from the process

and she was the most qualified...................

[TwilightZone]

4. She has no chance of winning the nomination.

There's no reason for her to still be in the race, much less at the debate.

[customerserviceguy]

50. She knows that she's toast

in November's House election, she's gunning for a spot on Fox News.

[Cha]

62. Only this.. from her last debate..

Link to tweet

[Peacetrain]

5. No absolutely not. nope nope nope..

[beachbumbob]

6. for what possible reason to have her? Just BECAUSE she is woman, no matter that her support is less

than 1%?

come on

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

7. Yea, a big fat NO

Sorry but she never had a chance anyway and I do not care to hear republican talking points filtered through a COUGH Democrat.

[at140]

8. For sake of free publicity and a book deal later on

to make Millions. Can't blame her for trying.

[zackymilly]

9. She wants another house too! n/t

[dalton99a]

10. Tulsi doesn't debate, she propagandizes

She was highly allergic to debates in Hawaii

[onetexan]

12. +1 -K&R

Im hoping Hawaiians will learn what a toxic gal she is for Dems & not elect her when her term is up. She is horrible.

[hlthe2b]

13. She isn't runnning for reelection. She's done (except for RW media, of course)

and should she change her announced intention not to run (deadline is in June to file), she has a strong opponent who already has the edge. Apparently HA is over her as well.

[onetexan]

17. Great to hear. I wouldn't be surprised if she switched to run as a GOP

[SWBTATTReg]

30. If I am not mistaken, her and her daddy were former GOP, switched parties to win in Hawaii...

I could be wrong but I seem to recall reading this.

[Cha]

64. OMG.. Exactly.. TG would NOT debate her opponents in Hawaii..

Link to tweet

And, now she wants to debate?!!!!!

[FreepFryer]

11. Get real, Tulsyuschka. (Nt)

[Pisces]

14. No thanks

[TruckFump]

15. When hell freezes over.

Maybe she should ask Putin for help?

[defacto7]

16. Why waste our time?

[BlueIdaho]

18. Sorry Comrade...

No dice.

[NurseJackie]

19. ...

[NurseJackie]

20. I'd rather see Swalwell or Beto on stage instead of her.

[Under The Radar]

21. No Dear, we only break the rules for billionaires.

[jimfields33]

31. Boy isn't that the truth

[msongs]

51. poor bernie nt

[jimfields33]

57. Bernie a billionaire? That's news.

[ahoysrcsm]

63. They said "poor Bernie"

not billionaire Bernie.

[Vinnie From Indy]

37. LOL

[Blue_true]

72. And that worked out well. The billionaires got exposed. nt

[Bev54]

22. LOL

Those are some big cojones.

[W_HAMILTON]

23. LOL

[MrsCoffee]

24. I'm calling on Biden and Sanders to urge her to give up politics.

I think a Fox News position may be better suited for her at this point. She fits right in.

[MyNameGoesHere]

25. Why are we having a Democratic debate?

The only other Democrat hasn't qualified. Joe gonna debate himself?

[oasis]

26. No!

[Raster]

27. Maybe RT will sponsor the Tulsi Talk fest...

...so she can drone on and on.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

28. Hell no! We don't need a distraction up there who can't win a single delegate outside of Samoa

All Democrats should see how wrong this would be this far along in the process.

[tritsofme]

32. She's not a real candidate. No reason for the DNC to humor her delusions.

[mahina]

34. Translation: Look at me, write about me, talk about me.

Same old Tulsi.
And it worked again.

/ while technically true I was not undecided since Elizabeth announced. We just lost.

[Rorey]

35. I'm fine with her being on the debate stage

As long as I'm also on the debate stage. I deserve it as much as she does.

[BlueMTexpat]

36. IMO, she has always

been the worst candidate. There are truly stellar performers who've left the stage, all with poise and grace.

Poise and grace - as well as an ability to recognize facts - seem not to be Tulsi's forte.

She does seem to have a sense of entitlement though.

[SCantiGOP]

38. Tulsi is only 1,989 delegates short of the nomination

She has two. They can hold their pre-Convention meeting in a booth at Burger King.

[Happy Hoosier]

39. Ummmm... no. NT

[Layzeebeaver]

41. 2 delegates...

...I'd love to hear the back story on these two "great decision-makers" of our generation.

[Historic NY]

42. She's nuts......

[still_one]

43. No. This is now a two person race

[TTUBatfan2008]

44. I don't think there will be a debate...

...Bernie will get crushed in many states on March 10th and then drop out of the race on March 11th.

[StevieM]

54. Even if he does bow out early, I can't see him leaving before the March 17 vote.

If he loses big on March 10 he will believe it is possible that a strong debate performance will allow for a turnaround that moves the race in his direction.

I do have to wonder whether Vladimir Putin has the ability to change the election results in some places. Michigan is the main place where I am concerned he has done so in the past. That would explain why Michigan Republicans were so determined to block a recount.

[Chemisse]

45. All the candidates had to qualify and no rules were bent.

It would be grossly unfair to all of them to start loosening up now.

It's inappropriate for her to even be asking this.

[MarcA]

61. What about Bloomberg? n/t

[Chemisse]

65. He didn't qualify at first.

Although was there some shifting of the rule structure that coincidentally allowed him to participate?

If so, I stand corrected.

[Todd79]

46. Hell Bernie used to criticize progressives for running

As Democrats

In the same interview, he also criticized Jesse Jackson's decision to try and affect change by "working within the Democratic party" and offered some pointed remarks about Walter Mondale.

In a Rutland Herald article published the following year, Sanders explained the crucial difference between himself and Jesse Jackson: "'Jesse believes that serious social change is possible within the Democratic Party. I don't.'"

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ilanbenmeir/bernie-sanders-despised-democrats-in-1980s-said-a-jfk-speech#.wwlabNRyd

Dude has flip flopped so much he should change his last name to Romney.

[MineralMan]

48. Hmm...good luck to her on that...

[LiberalFighter]

49. Where does the Hill get their numbers?

Green Papers shows 1,468 delegates allocated with 44 still remaining totaling 1,512.

With the 1512 number Gabbard has .132% of the delegates.

5% of the delegates is 75.6

She complains that she should be included because she qualified under the February qualifications? When that was before Super Tuesday.

[helpisontheway]

53. I would completely ignore her request. Nt

[robbedvoter]

56. She didn't qualify by the old rules either. Only wants a reason to attack the Democratic Party.

We already have one of those, don’t need the Russian asset to echo it.

[Bayard]

58. Buh-Bye

[SiliconValley_Dem]

59. Democrats nationwide call on Tulsi to STFU

Maybe go take a trip to Russia to spend time with your benefactors but leave the primaries.

The mere fact that Tulsi is still in despite near zero support shows strong indications she has ulterior motives.

[oasis]

66. A spotlight to trash Biden and Bernie and set up her 3rd Party run.

Oh no Sister

[Cha]

68. Exactly.. it seems like that's what she's been

waiting for.. call me jaded..

Link to tweet

[Devil Child]

67. Appropriate request considering how the DNC just changed the rules against Rep. Gabbard

The DNC is displaying a vindictive approach towards Gabbard by blocking her access to the debate stage.

I guess you have to be Bloomberg level billionaire to get the rules changed to benefit you.

[oasis]

69. Helpful hint for special allowances: Attack Trump, not the Democratic Party.

[Grown2Hate]

70. She's clearly up to some sort of rat-fucking here. I haven't figured out what that is yet...

3rd party run, general chaos candidate... something. I'd be super tired of her nonsense by now if it was appearing to have some sort of effect, but...

[tavernier]

71. The debate should be canceled.

[Vivienne235729]

73. RIDICULOUS AND SHAMELESS.