Hillary was right about her. What a POS:
Newly-minted Republican Tulsi Gabbard encouraged disenchanted Democrats to support the GOP ticket while campaigning in Davenport for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Gabbard, a former congresswoman from Hawaii who made a bid for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, spoke to a group at Dahl's Old Car Home in Davenport on Friday to rally Republicans to get out and vote for Donald Trump and Miller-Meeks.
Miller-Meeks and her opponent, Iowa City law professor and Democrat Christina Bohannan, are closing in on Election Day in what some analysts — and the candidates themselves — consider a close race.
The two have attacked each others' records on abortion, support for law enforcement, immigration, and inflation, with each trying to paint the other as out of touch.
Gabbard is one of several high-profile political figures to campaign for Miller-Meeks in recent days — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders also have hit the trail for the congresswoman.
"Change can't happen with any one person fighting the fight on behalf of the American people," Gabbard said. "So, it's important to have people like Mariannette and others in these districts in different parts of the country who recognize the problems that exist and who are willing and have a record fighting for the people of her district."
At a Trump rally earlier this week, Gabbard declared herself a Republican after endorsing the former president in August.
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Asked by Miller-Meeks why she chose to join the Republican Party, Gabbard said the Democratic Party she joined 20 years ago "was a party inspired by John F. Kennedy," Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and defended free speech. She said Trump has changed the Republican Party into "a big open tent party," as evidenced by Trump accepting her and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the party.
Gabbard argued that Democrats are the real threat to free speech and democracy, not Donald Trump.
"If they believe what you say is misinformation or disinformation, they have the right to censor us," Gabbard said. "That free speech doesn't apply."
Gabbard claimed that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration put her on a secret domestic terror watchlist called Quiet Skies a day after she criticized Kamala Harris on live television. She said every time she flew, TSA put her through an hour long screening and would check every article of clothing in her carry-on bag.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was among lawmakers to pen letters to the TSA on the subject.
The TSA told Hawaii news outlet Island News in August that Quiet Skies "uses a risk-based approach to identify passengers and apply enhanced security measures on some domestic and outbound international flights" and that rules applied are for a limited time. The TSA told Island News it does not confirm or deny whether someone was identified as part of Quiet Skies because of national security concerns and "simply matching to a risk-based rule does not constitute derogatory information about an individual."
"They say that Donald Trump is anti-free speech, that he does not respect the rule of law, that he will be a fascist dictator who will use the government against his political opponents and that he is the greatest threat to democracy. These are their criticisms of Donald Trump," Gabbard said. "... What they say and accuse Donald Trump of doing is what they are actually doing."
Miller-Meeks compared Gabbard's experiences to reports to the Board of Medicine about her and a recent ethics probe requested by a LeClaire resident about whether Miller-Meeks actually lives in a Davenport apartment as she claims or at her Ottumwa acreage.
Gabbard and Miller-Meeks praised each others' military service. Miller-Meeks enlisted at 18 and served as a private, a nurse, and an eye surgeon. Gabbard served in Iraq.
Miller-Meeks started her speech by saying a young girl gave her what appeared to be a bracelet that says "just believe."
"For those of you who know my backstory, you'll now that this is very appropriate," Miller-Meeks said.
Miller-Meeks told the audience her backstory — a severe burn as a child inspired her to become a doctor, she left home at 16, worked at Dairy Queen and enrolled in classes at a community college. She got a degree in nursing, a master's in education, and went to medical school.
She came to Iowa to do her residency in ophthalmology and, she said, her voice wavering, "for the first time in my life, I was home. I felt like, I belonged."
"You see, that's not my story. That's all of your stories. ... That's so many Americans' stories," Miller-Meeks said.
"I will do everything in my power to make sure that those constitutional liberties, that freedom we have that exists here and no place else is there for your children and for your grandchildren," Miller-Meeks said.
Miller-Meeks cast doubt on Bohannan's stance that high prices have been the result of corporate price gouging, and said she keeps a more aggressive schedule than Bohannan, saying she plans to do six events Saturday.
The Bohannan campaign told the Des Moines Register of at least 11 events she has attended throughout the district since Sept. 14, mostly in Johnson and Scott counties and one in Lee County.
Earlier Friday afternoon, the Bohannan campaign released an ad titled "Enough" about "Iowans’ exasperation with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who has taken over $4 million from special interests and then done their bidding."
Miller-Meeks also took aim at Bohannan going to a gun range and campaigning on support for securing the border.
"Don't vote for the fake Republicans. Just vote for the real ones," Miller-Meeks said.
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Newly-minted Republican Tulsi Gabbard encouraged disenchanted Democrats to support the GOP ticket while campaigning in Davenport for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Gabbard, a former congresswoman from Hawaii who made a bid for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, spoke to a group at Dahl's Old Car Home in Davenport on Friday to rally Republicans to get out and vote for Donald Trump and Miller-Meeks.
Miller-Meeks and her opponent, Iowa City law professor and Democrat Christina Bohannan, are closing in on Election Day in what some analysts — and the candidates themselves — consider a close race.
The two have attacked each others' records on abortion, support for law enforcement, immigration, and inflation, with each trying to paint the other as out of touch.
Gabbard is one of several high-profile political figures to campaign for Miller-Meeks in recent days — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders also have hit the trail for the congresswoman.
"Change can't happen with any one person fighting the fight on behalf of the American people," Gabbard said. "So, it's important to have people like Mariannette and others in these districts in different parts of the country who recognize the problems that exist and who are willing and have a record fighting for the people of her district."
Gabbard: Democrats are threat to free speech and democracy
At a Trump rally earlier this week, Gabbard declared herself a Republican after endorsing the former president in August.
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Asked by Miller-Meeks why she chose to join the Republican Party, Gabbard said the Democratic Party she joined 20 years ago "was a party inspired by John F. Kennedy," Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and defended free speech. She said Trump has changed the Republican Party into "a big open tent party," as evidenced by Trump accepting her and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the party.
Gabbard argued that Democrats are the real threat to free speech and democracy, not Donald Trump.
"If they believe what you say is misinformation or disinformation, they have the right to censor us," Gabbard said. "That free speech doesn't apply."
Gabbard claimed that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration put her on a secret domestic terror watchlist called Quiet Skies a day after she criticized Kamala Harris on live television. She said every time she flew, TSA put her through an hour long screening and would check every article of clothing in her carry-on bag.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was among lawmakers to pen letters to the TSA on the subject.
The TSA told Hawaii news outlet Island News in August that Quiet Skies "uses a risk-based approach to identify passengers and apply enhanced security measures on some domestic and outbound international flights" and that rules applied are for a limited time. The TSA told Island News it does not confirm or deny whether someone was identified as part of Quiet Skies because of national security concerns and "simply matching to a risk-based rule does not constitute derogatory information about an individual."
"They say that Donald Trump is anti-free speech, that he does not respect the rule of law, that he will be a fascist dictator who will use the government against his political opponents and that he is the greatest threat to democracy. These are their criticisms of Donald Trump," Gabbard said. "... What they say and accuse Donald Trump of doing is what they are actually doing."
Miller-Meeks compared Gabbard's experiences to reports to the Board of Medicine about her and a recent ethics probe requested by a LeClaire resident about whether Miller-Meeks actually lives in a Davenport apartment as she claims or at her Ottumwa acreage.
Gabbard and Miller-Meeks praised each others' military service. Miller-Meeks enlisted at 18 and served as a private, a nurse, and an eye surgeon. Gabbard served in Iraq.
Miller-Meeks makes closing pitch
Miller-Meeks started her speech by saying a young girl gave her what appeared to be a bracelet that says "just believe."
"For those of you who know my backstory, you'll now that this is very appropriate," Miller-Meeks said.
Miller-Meeks told the audience her backstory — a severe burn as a child inspired her to become a doctor, she left home at 16, worked at Dairy Queen and enrolled in classes at a community college. She got a degree in nursing, a master's in education, and went to medical school.
She came to Iowa to do her residency in ophthalmology and, she said, her voice wavering, "for the first time in my life, I was home. I felt like, I belonged."
"You see, that's not my story. That's all of your stories. ... That's so many Americans' stories," Miller-Meeks said.
"I will do everything in my power to make sure that those constitutional liberties, that freedom we have that exists here and no place else is there for your children and for your grandchildren," Miller-Meeks said.
Miller-Meeks cast doubt on Bohannan's stance that high prices have been the result of corporate price gouging, and said she keeps a more aggressive schedule than Bohannan, saying she plans to do six events Saturday.
The Bohannan campaign told the Des Moines Register of at least 11 events she has attended throughout the district since Sept. 14, mostly in Johnson and Scott counties and one in Lee County.
Earlier Friday afternoon, the Bohannan campaign released an ad titled "Enough" about "Iowans’ exasperation with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who has taken over $4 million from special interests and then done their bidding."
Miller-Meeks also took aim at Bohannan going to a gun range and campaigning on support for securing the border.
"Don't vote for the fake Republicans. Just vote for the real ones," Miller-Meeks said.
In Iowa, Gabbard makes pitch to Democrats 'looking for a home' to join Republicans
Newly-minted Republican Tulsi Gabbard encouraged disenchanted Democrats to support the GOP ticket while campaigning in Davenport for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Friday.
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