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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:11 AM Jan 2019

Chad Blair: Tulsi Gabbard's Unlikely Path To The Presidency

Was her “message of aloha” to the Honolulu City Council a dress rehearsal for a national campaign? Here’s a look at the pros and cons of her possible candidacy.


As a recovering English major I tend to read a lot between the lines.

After listening Wednesday to a speech by U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, I’m guessing she will soon declare her candidacy for president of the United States.

Whether she actually has a chance is another matter, but first consider what Gabbard had to say to the Honolulu City Council.

The congresswoman, a former council member herself, delivered a “message of aloha” at the inauguration ceremony for three council members. It was the same event that saw the council delay for a week any action until the campaign challenge to putative chair Trevor Ozawa is settled.

Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/01/chad-blair-tulsi-gabbards-unlikely-path-to-the-presidency/
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Chad Blair: Tulsi Gabbard's Unlikely Path To The Presidency (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP
highly unlikely nt msongs Jan 2019 #1
I give her the same odds as Kanye. nt TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #3
I hope not /nt LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #2
Forget it. She's a DINO. brush Jan 2019 #4
She may run but... 2naSalit Jan 2019 #5

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