> No. She’s a staunch gun control backer, as well as: Reparations, Eliminate Electoral College, Ban fossil fuels, Citizenship for Dreamers, Universal Healthcare, minimum wage increases, Assault Weapons Bans, pro-abortion...
Are you saying those are her positions NOW, or are those merely her positions years ago?
Some of the people whose views we most respect (Reagan and Trump come immediately to mind) started off as left/liberal Democrats and evolved to a more Conservative position over years of disillusionment with the Left. We gave them the benefit of the doubt, and the results were good.
It appears to me that Gabbard is on that same trajectory. She was a left-leaning Democrat (even a Bernie supporter) at least in part because in Hawaii any other position is untenable politically. But she has moved away from that position.
I do not know her mind. She spoke very convincingly at CPAC. I'm willing to give her a chance to explain what she believes, which is why I'm going to read her book. Should she become VP, I want to know what to expect. I encourage you to do the same, rather than just repeating the negatives from years ago.
I'm hoping that she is on a Reagan/Trump type road. I'd like to think she's honest. We'll just have to see...
Trust, but verify might apply here, but she doesn’t have the track record to trust, in my book.
Maybe 4,8,12 years down the road, she’ll look better, after proving her “newly adopted” Conservative values, not yet.