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Tulsi Gabbard Isn’t As Progressive As She Claims to Be

The presidential candidate’s silence toward Kashmiri Muslims is just one glaring flaw

Anjali Enjeti
ZORA
Published in
5 min readSep 4, 2019

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Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaks during a forum on gun safety at the Iowa Events Center.
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) speaks during a forum on gun safety at the Iowa Events Center on August 10, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

DDemocratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard’s failure to qualify for the next debate birthed an immediate celebratory hashtag on Twitter: #TulsiDidntQualify.

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Anjali Enjeti
ZORA
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Journalist, critic & columnist at ZORA. Essay collection SOUTHBOUND (UGA Press) & debut novel THE PARTED EARTH (Hub City Press), spring ’21. anjalienjeti.com.