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Chad Blair: How To Pick A President Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: How To Pick A President

The Democratic Party of Hawaii has asked members for input on its 2020 presidential preference poll.

Neal Milner: This Business Genius Will Bomb As A Presidential Contender Gage Skidmore/Flickr.com

Neal Milner: This Business Genius Will Bomb As A Presidential Contender

Howard Schultz has done an amazing job branding Starbucks. But few people will buy his “centrist independent” pitch in these polarized times.

Finish The Job: Legislators Making Progress On Elections, Government Ethics Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Finish The Job: Legislators Making Progress On Elections, Government Ethics

Dozens of bills introduced by the state House and Senate augur well for major improvements if lawmakers can actually seal the deals.

Tulsi Gabbard’s Financial Disclosures Leave Out Ties To Koch-Funded Think Tank Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard’s Financial Disclosures Leave Out Ties To Koch-Funded Think Tank

The Hawaii congresswoman, who’s running as a Democrat for president, sits on a foreign policy advisory council for the Catholic University of America.

Schatz Health Care Idea On Presidential Stage Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Schatz Health Care Idea On Presidential Stage

Amy Klobuchar, the U.S. senator from Minnesota, said she doesn鈥檛 see Medicare-for-all happening anytime soon. But she likes a Hawaii senator’s alternative.

Pod Squad: Kai Kahele Is Already Running For Congress. Here’s Why April Estrellon/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: Kai Kahele Is Already Running For Congress. Here’s Why

The Hawaii state senator from the Big Island is highly critical of opponent Tulsi Gabbard’s meeting with Syrian president Assad.

Gabbard Greeted In Iowa By Friendly Crowds And Fierce Weather Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Gabbard Greeted In Iowa By Friendly Crowds And Fierce Weather

The Hawaii congresswoman braved wintry conditions on her first visit to the Hawkeye State since announcing her presidential candidacy.

Neal Milner: Gabbard Lost Her Political Acumen At Just The Wrong Time Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Neal Milner: Gabbard Lost Her Political Acumen At Just The Wrong Time

The Hawaii congresswoman is still surprisingly outspoken and non-PC at times, but she’s also become closed-off, managed and overly defensive.

Gabbard Takes Heat On MSNBC Over Russia, Assad Screen shot

Gabbard Takes Heat On MSNBC Over Russia, Assad

As the Hawaii congresswoman escalates her bid for president, she’s already facing stiff questions from journalists on a number of issues.

High Turnover In Gabbard’s Office Preceded ‘Tulsi 2020’ Problems Cory Lum/Civil Beat

High Turnover In Gabbard’s Office Preceded ‘Tulsi 2020’ Problems

The Hawaii congresswoman has had a hard time holding on to staff, so much so that her turnover rate has been among the highest in all of Congress.