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Tulsi Gabbard To Attend Debate After Threatening Boycott

Gabbard said the DNC's polling methods lack transparency, and denounced the debates as "commercialized reality television."
Tulsi Gabbard To Attend Debate After Threatening Boycott
MANCHESTER, NH – SEPTEMBER 7: U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH on Sep. 7, 2019. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
By Kirsten West Savali · Updated November 3, 2020

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) confirmed that she will be participating in the Democratic debate on Oct. 15, just days after threatening to boycott the event due to, what she claims to be “DNC/corporate media’s effort to rig 2020 primary,” USA Today reports.

“The 2016 Democratic primary election was rigged by the DNC and their partners in the corporate media against Bernie Sanders,” the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said in a video posted on Twitter. “In this 2020 election, the DNC and the corporate media are rigging the election again, but this time, it’s against the American people in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.”

Gabbard went on to call the polling methods used by the DNC to determine which candidates participate in the debates, arbitrary and lacking in transparency, denouncing the debates as “commercialized reality television meant to entertain, rather [than] inform or enlighten.”

“In short,” Gabbard added,” The DNC and the corporate media are trying to hijack the entire election process.”

I am seriously considering boycotting October 15 debate to bring attention to DNC/corporate media’s effort to rig 2020 primary. Not against Bernie this time, but against voters in early states Iowa, New Hampshire, South… –> https://t.co/x5P3GFGbyn pic.twitter.com/UgKCj6DGI0

— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) October 10, 2019

Gabbard changed course Monday morning, simply tweeting: “I will be attending the debate.”

I will be attending the debate.

— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) October 14, 2019

As ESSENCE previously reported, Gabbard has qualified for Tuesday’s debate in Westerville, Ohio, but not for the fifth Democratic debate taking place in November in Georgia.

Podium order announced for the CNN/New York Times Democratic presidential debate https://t.co/R41KgORK1V pic.twitter.com/gLiJOiUofY

— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) October 2, 2019

To participate, candidates must have four surveys of at least 3% in national or early-state polls or get at least 5 % support in two polls from the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina, Fivethirtyeight.com reports. Candidates also need contributions from 165,000 unique donors—including at least 600 individual donors in at least 20 states.

TOPICS:  2020 Presidential election democratic debate Tulsi Gabbard
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