Dennis Potvin

Contributed

I’ve voted in every presidential election since 1992, casting my vote for the best candidate available, including two Republicans. In 2020, I will be supporting the best political candidate of my lifetime: Tulsi Gabbard.

Tulsi has served in city council, state legislative, and (today) US Congress capacities, all while actively serving our country in the Army National Guard for 16 years. Maj. Gabbard is a strong advocate of diplomacy and the avoidance of war. She is an advocate for strong borders, affordable health care and clean energy. In fact, she introduced the most aggressive legislation ever offered on climate change (the OFF Act) to combat our national reliance on fossil fuel.

While opponents attack her diplomatic efforts to find peaceful solutions to the fighting in Syria – labeling her an “apologist” for Bashar al-Assad – Tulsi has repeatedly agreed that Assad is a brutal dictator guilty of war crimes. Yet the liberal left media has never been satisfied by her answers.

After the recent debates in Detroit, where she exposed Kamala Harris’ record in criminal justice reform, Gabbard was labeled a “Russian asset.” Her increased online support has been categorized (by Democrats) as the work of “Russian bots.” Despite these smears, Tulsi blew past the donor threshold needed to appear in the next Democratic debate.

Tulsi is calm, commanding, poised and presidential. Her credentials, from military service to public service, are unmatched. Her policies are the ideal combination of progressive without being liberal. Tulsi is not a socialist; she’s a realist. That’s the reason she appeals to voters from both sides.

Tulsi Gabbard is, simply, the best presidential candidate of my lifetime.

Dennis Potvin

Democratic primary winner in 2018, Tennessee House, 68th District

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