Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Tulsi Gabbard announced Thursday that she will suspend her 2020 Democratic presidential campaign and endorsed Joe Biden.

The state of play: While she was one of the final three candidates left in the race, alongside Biden and Bernie Sanders, the Hawaii congresswoman failed to gain traction in any primary and hadn't qualified for a debate since last year.

She did pick up two delegates in the caucuses in American Samoa, where she was born.

What she's saying: "I know Vice President Biden and his wife and am grateful to have called his son Beau, who also served in the National Guard, a friend. Although I may not agree with the vice president on every issue, I know that he has a good heart and is motivated by his love for our country and the American people," she said in a campaign email.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/tulsi-gabbard-drops-out-2020-presidential-race-a77753c8-0d70-4513-be62-d94eb1a58997.html

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What will her voter do?

[NurseJackie]

1. Wow!

[AirmensMom]

2. Color me shocked!

I knew she had to drop out at some point, but I didn't expect an endorsement.

[lark]

17. Wow, to her credit, maybe she isn't the Jill Stein I thought she was?

Glad to be wrong on that.

[geardaddy]

32. Me too!

[flibbitygiblets]

33. Me three! I thought she'd go full-Stein on us and drain votes from the Dems

Thrilled to have been wrong about that.

PS "What will her voter do?" LOL good one!

[mikelgb]

37. I caught that 'voter' too!

[pnwmom]

40. Not shocked in the slightest. She wants to be the VP

and that's why she never attacked either of the top two men in the debates.

[deurbano]

3. I did not see that coming. Can't wait to see the response of her fans on Twitter.

[Historic NY]

4. Meanwhile in the clocks stops dept.

[PubliusEnigma]

5. She just made Bernie look like a real Troll.

[MontanaMama]

6. Job offer from Faux coming in 3, 2, 1...n/t

[MurrayDelph]

46. Not until

she doesn't get the VP slot.

[awesomerwb1]

7. Wait what???

Wow

[pnwmom]

41. No, thanks. She's just trying to position herself as VP.

Didn't you notice she never attacked Biden or Sanders in the debates?

[Rainbow Droid]

57. I am surprised Gabbard thinks she still has a future in politics. Will people forget?

Because this primary revealed much.

[pnwmom]

60. It's seems that many DUers already have. nt

[WheelWalker]

9. Well surprise, surprise, surprise.

[Politicub]

10. She made a wonderful statement

Her endorsement is welcome.

[DarthDem]

11. Wow, that's really good news

I feel as though people are rallying together around Joe.

Your move, Sen. Sanders.

[FM123]

12. Wow!

I am so pleasantly surprised!

[Mike 03]

13. Nice! This is a wonderful surprise.

[UncleNoel]

15. And then there was one (or two)

Go Joe!
bounce: :

[christx30]

16. She was still running?

I figured she had dropped out weeks ago, and no one bothered to report it. When Warren dropped out, she said it was now just between 2 men. Tulsi wasn’t on her radar even back then.
Well, good luck to her in her future endeavors.

[Beakybird]

18. I'm surprised. Make her ambassador to Equatorial Guinea.

Somewhere where we can get rid of her and her pro-Putin bullshit doesn't damage America even more.

[Devil Child]

19. Thank you Rep. Gabbard!

It has been a fun ride.

[Bengus81]

20. And Bernie is waiting on what, the sun rising out of the west?

Call it a day Bernie,let's skip the rest of the primaries and get together against Trump. We can't wait until June or July.

[marble falls]

22. He was waiting for Tulsi's endorcement.

[ehrnst]

64. Maybe that's why he lost his temper at the reporter the other day.

[marble falls]

65. snicker.

[Magoo48]

55. Bernie needs to stay put for a while. He keeps Joe focused.

[ehrnst]

63. Why do you think Joe can't be "focused" without Bernie in the race?

[marble falls]

21. You can't actually smell the burning hair over at JPR.

[TwilightZone]

28. lol

Nicely put.

[LiberalFighter]

23. Her endorsement is worth what?

[Bengus81]

25. Along with Bloomberg ALL the votes in American Samoa!!

[marble falls]

29. An expression of how we can all cohere and pull together?

[liberalmuse]

24. This is a surprise.

I never expected this at all.

[lagomorph777]

26. Putin cut off the Rouble stream?

[NBachers]

27. Her statement was thoughtful, gracious, and heartfelt. I give her credit for that. Let's see Bernie

go out with the same amount of class and sensibility.

[pnwmom]

52. Heartfelt. She's a good actor, I'll give her that. n/t

[McKim]

56. This is Signifigant

This is signifigant. The anti war movement has won in the court of public opinion in this country and this was her main issue. The fact that Biden’s website says he wants no more wars in the Middle East is huge. Her endorsement is valuable. Biden’s website promise is huge. I am delighted. We need to all come together on this issue and support Biden. We lost a brother in law for a lie war in Vietnam. My husband, a missionary brat, grew up in the Middle East when the US was building educational infrastructure there and we had a positive influence in the region. We watched that being destroyed in our lifetimes and it broke our hearts. Biden will usher in a new era.

[pnwmom]

61. I agree we all need to support Biden. But I think Gabbard's endorsement was self-serving. n/t

[LupusYonderboy00]

30. Hey Bernie...

See how that’s done?? When can we expect to hear from you...??

[barbtries]

31. well. she did the right thing.

late, but better late than never.

[IronLionZion]

34. Whoa, she actually did the right thing

I'll give her credit where it's due. She could have exploited her age and gender and even race against the old white guys but didn't.

[Anon-C]

35. What?????

[samnsara]

36. oh myyyyyy

[LuvLoogie]

38. Props to her.

She must be a soldier at heart.

[Layzeebeaver]

39. Don't be surprised

If she continues to stir the pot in non-constructive ways.

I don’t trust her.

[keithbvadu2]

43. I read several years back that they 'suspend' rather than 'end' their campaigns because they can sti

I read several years back that they 'suspend' rather than 'end' their campaigns because they can still collect donations.

[winstars]

44. Another: WOW!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

45. Raising the white flag since there's nothing left on the table

I don't trust her. This is, imo, just camouflage until better opportunities for division arise.

[AlexSFCA]

47. shocked and pleasantly surprised

did not see that coming. Bernie, it’s your turn now! Your stooge endorsed Biden, game over.

[paleotn]

48. Who?

Oh, yea. Forgot about her.

[degage]

49. Smartest Thing She's Done all year! /nt

[AllaN01Bear]

50. jaumpin jehosaphat

[Blue_Tires]

51. If Greenwald is in on it, we know it's 100% agitprop

Link to tweet

[crickets]

53. I don't trust her. She did the right thing, and did so graciously...

but I still don't trust her.

[SunSeeker]

54. Wow. Did not see that coming!

[mahina]

58. Jesus, finally.

“What will her voter do” LOL

[czarjak]

59. Safe to uncross the fingers?

[budkin]

62. Saw this alert this morning and couldn't believe it

BIDEN!?