October 10, 2019

Gabbard expresses presidential ideas to young voters at CofC

by: Kate Mosso
abcnews4.com

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A crowd of voters showed up to hear Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's campaign pitch Friday afternoon at the College of Charleston. She's trying to distinguish herself from the other 18 candidates running to be the Democratic Party's nominee for president.

Rep. Gabbard is a military veteran who served overseas in the Iraq War. On Friday, she made a big promise to American voters.

"The main issue that I focused on is the cost of war as a veteran in a very deeply, personal way. I know what that means... As president, I will end these wasteful counterproductive regime change wars," she said.

If elected, the lawmaker from Hawaii has a plan.

"Instead, redirect those resources, those precious taxpayers dollars, towards actually serving the very real and urgent needs here in Charleston and all across the country," she continued.

Some students at the College of Charleston said they'd love to vote for a female candidate in 2020.

"I really like people who have a background in military. I guess it's the commander in chief idea, and we need someone to be the first female president," stated junior McKinnon Westrod.

"I really like her thoughts and ideas on women's rights and how she's pushing for everyone to have their own voice and I think her stance on that is really strong and something to follow," added senior Jackson Stryder.

They said Gabbard may just fit the bill, while the congresswoman stated that she's prepared to take on the job.

"I hope to be the first female president, but I think it's important we go beyond race, gender and all these different things and decide who would best serve our country and the American people," she explained.

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