The rise of Tulsi: While congresswoman bucks political trends,…
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard stood before the nation on a stage in Philadelphia as a woman of the people, starkly juxtaposed to the corruption that left the Democratic Party reeling. Leaked emails indicated several of the party committee's major players - namely its chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz - had intentionally subverted the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders in favor of the establishment candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.