Gabbard faces heat back home for present vote on impeachment

[Omaha Steve]

By AUDREY McAVOY and CALEB JONES

HONOLULU (AP) — Long-shot presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is facing some heat in her heavily Democratic home state of Hawaii for voting “present” on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Kai Kahele, a Democratic state senator who is running to succeed Gabbard in Congress, said the vote left their congressional district voiceless.

“You don’t get a participation trophy for voting ‘present’ on one of the most crucial votes taken this Congress,” Kahele said on Twitter. “The 2nd District has been left #voiceless once again. This is unacceptable!”

Kahele, who supported impeaching Trump, has been critical of Gabbard for missing many votes while she campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president. According to the website govtrack.us, Gabbard missed 88.7% of the 141 House votes taken in the past three months.

Gabbard announced earlier this year she would not run for re-election to the House so she could focus on her presidential campaign. This decision came after she spent much of the year traveling to Iowa and New Hampshire. Kahele, meanwhile, was busily courting voters across their district which spans suburban Honolulu and largely rural nearby islands.

FULL story: https://apnews.com/c9b93bfb34004616f04fd5fd1ae3709b



Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii speaks to Democrats gathered at the Spratt Issues Conference in Greenville, S.C., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

[bluedye33139]

1. She may have already checked out

"According to the website govtrack.us, Gabbard missed 88.7% of the 141 House votes taken in the past three months."

[2naSalit]

2. Sure looks like it...nt

[Upthevibe]

3. Well....here's my prediction.

She won't run for her seat again and she'll the be made a lofty offer to be a contributor on Faux news......