Making a Splash: Is Tulsi Gabbard the Next Democratic Party Star?

by John Powers, Vogue June 25, 2013 (excerpts)

She takes the stage and calmly expresses her support for the shipping policies that matter so much to her audience, making no attempt to rev up the crowd—this is a barbecue, after all, not a campaign rally. Still, when she finishes, the listeners explode into applause. Gabbard steps from the dais, and audience members rush to hug her and urge her to run for governor or senate....

Every place she goes, somebody asks some version of the question “What in the heck is going on in Washington?” Isn’t she as frustrated as the public is?  The answer is obviously yes, but at this early stage she’s moving cautiously, positioning herself as open to all ideas....

For now, Gabbard, who is single, must content herself with the unglamorous life of a freshman House member: jetting ten hours and six time zones for district visits, splitting her time between her tiny apartment on Capitol Hill and her modest rental (a small unit behind another house) in Kailua....

“Before the campaign, some people asked me, ‘Why would you want to come to work in Congress at a time like this? Congress is the least-liked body in the country.’....

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