‘Seriously’ considering running for Prez: Tulsi

Washington, December 13

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has said she was “seriously” considering running for the White House in 2020.

This is for the first time that the four-time Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives from Hawaii has indicated that she may run for the presidency.  If she announced her candidature, she would be the first Hindu ever to be running for the presidency in the US. And if elected in 2020, she could be the youngest ever and first woman to be elected as the US President.

“I’m concerned about the direction of our country. I’m thinking through it very carefully,” she said in response to a question on her presidential run.

Before challenging President Donald Trump in the November 2020 elections, she would have to contest against her own Democratic Party colleagues in primary elections beginning early that year.

In the last few weeks, Gabbard has been talking to her party leaders and reaching out to Indian-Americans to get their feedback on the issue.

Among those Democrats speculated to run for the 2020 primaries include former Vice-President Joe Biden, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Kaine and Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris.—  PTI