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I was surprised when Tulsi Gabbard joined the Republican Party. Most people became Tulsi fans over a short clip of her taking Kamala Harris to task during the Democrat Party presidential nomination debate. IMHO It seems many know little of her political history.

Tulsi Gabbard’s political record shows her to be extremely liberal.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls for President Trump’s censure suggests that the president put personal political gain over national interest. https://archive.ph/MGz0d

Impeachment
Tulsi Gabbard previously a lone holdout among the (D)s says she has changed her mind about an impeachment inquiry after reading the transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urging the foreign leader to help with looking into claims against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter https://archive.ph/NtbMF

Gabbard believes that abortion should remain legal and accessible after 5 months.
She voted against a proposed ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” which would ban abortion care starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. H.R. 1797 H.R.1797 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress [2013 version of H.R.36 in 2015] is part of a wave of ever-more extreme legislation attempting to restrict a woman’s right to make her own decision about whether or not to continue a pregnancy.

One of the most aggressive pieces of climate change legislation in Congress, Gabbard’s “OFF Fuels for a Better Future Act” H.R.3671 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress would mandate a dramatic move away from fossil fuels. The plan would require electric utilities to use 80 percent renewable resources by 2027 and 100 percent by 2035. In addition, it would set similar goals for car emissions, mandating zero emissions by 2050. Finally, it would end all subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels and it would ban fracking. Gabbard also called for a moratorium on nuclear power license renewals in the United States. We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas. - The New York Times

Gabbard co-sponsored a bill to create a government-run system to provide health care for all residents of the United States. That bill, “The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” Cosponsors - H.R.676 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress would pay for health care by increasing taxes on the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans, create a progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment, tax unearned income, and also tax stock and bond transactions (not just the gains from those transactions).

(A pandering mixed message) Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii): There are reforms that need to take place to make it so that our votes are being cast, and counted and represented in the outcome of our elections, Gabbard told a Fox News reporter. I think there are pros and cons to the (existing electoral college) and to getting rid of it. x.com

No Nuclear: Tulsi Gabbard would rather direct money for nuclear power into renewable energy infrastructure 'No. No. No.' Gabbard's Nuclear Position Contrasts With Presidential Hopefuls - Honolulu Civil Beat

She undoubtedly has excellent communication skills.
Not born in America and constitutionally ineligible, Tulsi Gabbard thwarted our constitution to try to usurp the presidency. Tulsi Gabbard joins presidential race | AP News