More classical liberal than leftist.

@pbuck0145 I don't see national health care, "green" alarmism, open borders, and fretting over "hate crimes" (which only whites commit, of course), and a pro-abortion stance as "classic" liberalism.

No, it's run of the mill, modern day leftism.

@Tycho Your dishonest and FALSE implication is that what you object to applies to Tulsi. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Please supply the evidence.

@pbuck0145 From Gabbard's website:

I support a single-payer system where everyone contributes and is covered, and that will also allow individuals to access private insurance if they choose.

We can and must begin to build a 100% renewable energy economy. By redirecting the billions spent every year subsidizing the fossil fuel industry to instead invest in the industries of the future — expanding wind, solar, and geothermal — we will guarantee a cleaner, safer energy future and create high-quality jobs.

Does the sky-rocketing rate of hate crimes alarm you?
Do you feel like the color of your skin, sexual orientation or religion holds you back in modern America?

I say yes to those questions, and am wholly committed to abortion remaining safe, legal and rare. We must commit to defending a woman’s right to choose.

[tulsi2020.com]

Not dishonest. Not false. Check out her website.

@Tycho Where everyone who works is covered? Gasp how horrible.

@ThomasinaPaine Didn't Gabbard raise her hand to the question of giving illegals health care? "Tulsi-care" will be as crappy as Obama-care... A bloated, inefficient govt. bureaucracy gobbling up dollars for pennies worth of care. Of course politicians will be exempt.

@Tycho You can read on her old website. We already give illegals care through our emergency rooms and hospitals don't eat the cost, you're paying for it.

There are an estimate 11 million illegals. There is this thing when you work in Washington is that you accept the "invisible economy". Right after the 2008 crash they realized that the only thing keeping the US afloat was a 2 TRILLION dollar invisible economy of which illegals represent a big portion of it.

There's ideology and practicality. They won't get deported because it will collapse state economies. So the best you can do is patch it, then a better patch, and a better patch.

@ThomasinaPaine Yes, we do provide emergency care when needed. But that's not the same as providing health care plans to illegals. Such plans would only serve as another magnet to lure them here.

And there's probably more like 25 million illegals here. There's a number of forms of "invisible" economy. People working under the table, etc. I'm not sure what that has to do with taxing people in the "open" economy to pay for those who don't belong here and broke the law... and continue to break the law by being here illegally.

I don't know why ideology must be separated from practicality. It's the law. Ands it not practical to allow or encourage low wage, low skilled labor to suck up our jobs and tax me for the "privilege."

People used to come here for freedom. Now they come for free stuff. Gabbard wants to give more free stuff... That I have to pay for with my income.

And I'll add that I don't want the govt. to continue growing and usurping more authority... That I'll have to pay for with my liberty.

Considering the rest of the DEM field, (if there was NO REPS) I would consider her for sure!!