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‘White, male & 70+ years old’? DNC scorched for shifting debate rules AGAIN, after Tulsi Gabbard meets previous threshold
The DNC has changed the qualifying threshold for the next Democratic primary debate, supposedly targeting no one specifically, but ensuring Tulsi Gabbard – the last remaining woman and person of color in the race – is excluded.
The rule change was announced by the DNC on Friday for the upcoming debate in Arizona later this month, requiring candidates to rack up 20 percent of convention delegates to qualify. While Gabbard had met the previous threshold, having won two delegates in American Samoa on Super Tuesday, the new standard guarantees that she will not make the cut – a move that was blasted far and wide across social media.
Way to go Dems. Eliminate the only woman left. For no good reason, other than that you don’t like her and she’s honest/not beholden to your power structures. @TulsiGabbard deserves better, and y’all should be ashamed. https://t.co/HybHgsOCrC
— Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) March 6, 2020
DNC announces debate requirements:Must be at least one of these 3 things:WhiteMaleOver 70 years oldSorry if that excludes anyone specifically.You’re telling me that’s not the requirements imposed?Well what’s the difference in the end result from their chosen criteria? https://t.co/IReabAbyDa
— The Hill of Roses (@MyLifeIsMunitz) March 6, 2020
Tulsi would make both of them look really bad. Gotta give her the axe. DNC can’t have that.
— d burgess (@d_denita316) March 6, 2020
A DNC spokesperson teased the new rules last Tuesday, on the very night Gabbard passed the previous threshold, noting the stricter standard would “reflect where we are in the race.” Supporters of the Hawaii rep and anti-war stalwart weren’t buying it, however, pointing out the convenient timing of the decision.
So, let me get this straight? You arbitrarily changed rules to allow Bloomberg into the debates, and now you will change them again to keep Tulsi out? Right on cue. #DNCisCorrupt#LetTulsiSpeak
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