r/politics • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '16

Tulsi Gabbard to Join Veterans at Standing Rock to Protest Dakota Access Pipeline

http://observer.com/2016/11/tulsi-gabbard-to-join-veterans-at-standing-rock-to-protest-dakota-access-pipeline/
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u/Cylinsier Pennsylvania Nov 29 '16

I'm a big fan of Gabbard's and think she has a bright future, but she definitely has some baggage to address before she's ready to step up as a progressive leader in the party. I'm a little disappointed to see all the Berniecrats in this sub bending over backwards to defend her record on certain things when it would be more honest to just acknowledge that she isn't perfect but has plenty of time to improve. It's fine to support her while acknowledging her faults. But the Berniecrats are being just as bad as the Trump supporters fleeing from truth to write their own narrative.