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sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 09:50 PM Aug 2019

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Debates

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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.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Dodges Debates (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2019 OP
she's being primaried by a highly qualified democrat. don't expect a debate this time either nt msongs Aug 2019 #1
You are correct, msongs. nt sheshe2 Aug 2019 #2
Well, well, well mcar Aug 2019 #3
Is there a way to have primary threads someplace else? Ptah Aug 2019 #4
Sorry, I don't get it. philly_bob Aug 2019 #5
This is an article from 2016. Chellee Aug 2019 #6
She refused to debate her challenger. sheshe2 Aug 2019 #7
And in GD as well, not in the primary forum. Questions questions. Celerity Aug 2019 #10
She's a charlatan. This is what they do. Claritie Pixie Aug 2019 #8
This should be in the primary forum Raine Aug 2019 #9
Yuk. How did this Primary stuff get in GD? n/t leftstreet Aug 2019 #11
Locking ... Yonnie3 Aug 2019 #12

msongs

(67,193 posts)
1. she's being primaried by a highly qualified democrat. don't expect a debate this time either nt
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:11 PM
Aug 2019

sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
2. You are correct, msongs. nt
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:13 PM
Aug 2019

mcar

(42,206 posts)
3. Well, well, well
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:28 PM
Aug 2019

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

Ptah

(32,983 posts)
4. Is there a way to have primary threads someplace else?
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:43 PM
Aug 2019

philly_bob

(2,419 posts)
5. Sorry, I don't get it.
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 10:53 PM
Aug 2019

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

(2,086 posts)
6. This is an article from 2016.
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 11:27 PM
Aug 2019

Hodges was her House seat challenger.

Why it's being posted now?

sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
7. She refused to debate her challenger.
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 11:35 PM
Aug 2019

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

(42,632 posts)
10. And in GD as well, not in the primary forum. Questions questions.
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 12:49 AM
Aug 2019

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
8. She's a charlatan. This is what they do.
Fri Aug 23, 2019, 11:55 PM
Aug 2019

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

(30,540 posts)
9. This should be in the primary forum
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 12:40 AM
Aug 2019

not in general discussion.

leftstreet

(36,076 posts)
11. Yuk. How did this Primary stuff get in GD? n/t
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 02:41 AM
Aug 2019

Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
12. Locking ...
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 12:28 PM
Aug 2019

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