Tulsi Gabbard ends presidential bid, won some votes in SWFL

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

March 19, 2020 by David Silverberg

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-2-Hawaii) has dropped her presidential bid and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president, according to video statement made by her campaign.

She was the last active candidate other than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to seek the Democratic presidential nomination and she was on the ballot in Florida’s presidential preference primary on Tuesday, March 17.

In Southwest Florida she won 217 votes in Lee County and 75 votes in Collier County, according to the state Division of Elections. She won 8,708 votes or .5 percent of the vote statewide.

 

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