> Yet the starry-eyed anointment of Gabbard has obscured the more unsavory aspects of her politics — so unsavory, in fact, that White House adviser Steve Bannon has reportedly spoken well of her. From her vigorous opposition to the Iran nuclear deal to her obsession with “radical Islam” to her love for the far-right Indian leader Narendra Modi, Gabbard is far from the progressive hero many assume her to be.
--[[ https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/tulsi-gabbard-president-sanders-democratic-party | Branko Marcetic, "Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Your Friend" ]]
== Timeline ==
* 2019-01-05: [[ https://theintercept.com/2019/01/05/tulsi-gabbard-2020-hindu-nationalist-modi/ | The Intercept reports on her ties to Hindu Nationalist groups ]]
* 2019-01-11: Gabbard [[ http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/762/201901119143806762/201901119143806762.pdf | files with the FEC ]]
* 2019-01-24, or maybe 2019-02-02: Gabbard officially announces her campaign, with [[ https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-1134055 | Politico reporting internal disarray in her campaign ]]