I could really get behind her.
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2020 elections
Tulsi Gabbard to run for president
By
DANIEL STRAUSS
01/11/2019 06:40 PM EST
Updated 01/11/2019 06:59 PM EST
2019-01-11T06:59-0500
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that she is running for president.
“I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” she said
during an interview on CNN's "The Van Jones Show."
Gabbard, a 37-year old combat veteran, has done little to hide her presidential ambitions. She recently made stops in both Iowa and New Hampshire and looked into
hiring digital staff and speechwriters. She has also authored a memoir set to be released in May.
The Hawaii Democrat's entrance into the presidential primary field comes before an expected wave of similar announcements from higher profile candidates.
A recent Democracy for America survey of the liberal group's members found that about 2 percent said Gabbard should run, behind better known potential 2020 contenders like Sen. Bernie Sanders or former Vice President Joe Biden