Posted on 03/07/2020 2:47:06 PM PST by Libloather
The Democratic National Committee on Friday released new guidelines for its debate scheduled for March 15th. The new threshold requires each candidate to have at least 20 percent of the delegates that have been awarded thus far. The move singles out Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who received just two delegates up until now.
Gabbard took to Twitter to urge her opponents, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), to oppose the DNC's sudden requirement changes.
Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 ✔ @TulsiGabbard .@JoeBiden @BernieSanders I’m sure you would agree that our Democratic nominee should be a person who will stand up for what is right. So I ask that you have the courage to do that now in the face of the DNC's effort to keep me from participating in the debates. #LetTulsiDebate 69.9K 10:42 PM - Mar 6, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 29.1K people are talking about this
Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 ✔ @TulsiGabbard Replying to @TulsiGabbard To keep me off the stage, the DNC again arbitrarily changed the debate qualifications. Previously they changed the qualifications in the OPPOSITE direction so Bloomberg could debate. I ask that you stand w/ me against the DNC’s transparent effort to exclude me from the debates. 32.7K 10:42 PM - Mar 6, 2020
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Tulsi opposes the Turkey-U.S. war against Syria.
Nobody tries to claim that all her detractors are War Mongors.
I had the same thought. Bernie's campaign is on life support right now, so he needs to take some risks to shake up the race. Demanding that Tulsi be included in the debates plays to Bernie's brand (and criticism that the DNC is rigging the nomination process). If Biden refuses, it makes Joe look cowardly, and it looks like Joe is participating in the rigging.
Tulsi would be a strong contrast to both of the very old white men, but more so to mentally-challenged Biden. She might start eating into Joe's primary vote totals in the remaining contests, which would give Bernie an outside chance of catching up.
Well, ain't that a shame?
SSDA
The liberals don’t realize how their identity politics is going to hurt them.
If Warren’s loss is sexism, it is DEMOCRAT sexism.
If it is discrimination that explains everything, then Democrats are both sexist and racist to be repeatedly changing the rules to exclude Tulsi Gabbard.
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