U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard became the 12th Democratic presidential candidate to qualify for the October debate after a recent poll released showed her with 2% support in New Hampshire.
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard became the 12th Democratic presidential candidate to qualify for the October debate after a recent poll released showed her with 2% support in New Hampshire.
“Our campaign will remain focused on how we can stop engaging in regime change wars, stop the new Cold War and nuclear arms race, and invest the money wasted on those wars and weapons to meet the needs of the American people,” she said Friday.
“We can’t allow a protracted impeachment process to further divide this country and distract from important issues that must be at the center of the debate in this campaign.”
In order to earn a spot on the stage in Ohio next month, candidates need donations from 130,000 people and earn at least 2% support in four qualifying polls. The New York Times reported that Gabbard passed the donor threshold in early August but is only now getting her fourth qualifying poll, a week before the Oct. 1 deadline set by the Democratic National Committee.
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