re: #178 retired cynic

Or knows she’s blown her chance at reelection.

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Well, she blew her chance at reelection when she raised…. *checks notes*

no money for her House bid.

Hawaii state Sen. Kai Kahele, a Democrat, has raised $345,616 from Hawaii donors in his bid to unseat Gabbard. That’s more than Gabbard’s presidential campaign has raised from donors in the Aloha State — $221,501 — over the same time period through September.
Congressional candidates typically attract significantly more in-state cash than presidential contenders, particularly those from small states like Hawaii. Gabbard’s top state so far, like most presidential hopefuls, is California, which provided her with nearly $1.2 million.
Hawaii is one of the few states that allows candidates to run for president and Congress at the same time. But Gabbard isn’t even attempting to raise money for her House bid, taking in no cash for her congressional campaign from July through September. Kahele, on the other hand, has brought in nearly $500,000 and is sitting on more than $370,000 cash on hand. He has raised most of his money, 74 percent, from individual donors giving more than $200.

One of Kahele’s main criticisms of Gabbard is that she has been too focused on running for president to represent her district. He noted last week that Gabbard missed a vote to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Gabbard has missed more than half of the House votes from July through September, and 83 percent of votes in October, according to govtrack.us. Her low attendance rate is similar to many other presidential candidates.

Gabbard has $2.1 million left in her presidential campaign, and if she decides to abandon her low-polling White House bid to keep her seat in Congress, she could transfer that cash back to her House campaign.

One prominent political figure doesn’t think Gabbard will run for that House seat.

That much was made clear when she dropped out of her House race. Now, to get her to quit being called a Democrat when she’s clearly a useful idiot for the GOP and right wingers who amplify her support in the Fox news crowd.