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The first Hindu lawmaker in the United States Congress Tulsi Gabbard has said she is "seriously" considering running for 2020 presidential election.
"I'm seriously considering it," Gabbard told MSNBC News on Wednesday in response to a question on her presidential aspirations.
Gabbard would be the first Hindu ever running for the presidency in the U.S. if she announced her candidacy and accordingly if elected in 2020, she could be the youngest ever and the first woman to be elected as the U.S. president.
"I'm concerned about the direction of our country. I'm thinking through it very carefully," she said in response to a question on her presidential run.
This is for the first time the four-time Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii has indicated that she may run for the presidency.
Prior to challenging President Donald Trump in the November 2020 elections, she would have to fight it in opposition to her own Democratic party colleagues in primary elections beginning early that year.
Gabbard has been in talks with her party leaders in the last few weeks and was reaching out to Indian-Americans to get their feedback on the
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The 2020 presidential primary cycle is scheduled to begin from the Iowa Caucuses on February 3, 2020, followed by the New Hampshire Primary on February 11, Nevada caucus of February 15 and South Carolina on February 22.
President Donald Trump is all geared up to seek his re-election in 2020, none of the Democratic candidates have proclaimed their bid up to now. The Democratic race is expected to be crowded by the summer of 2019.
Among those Democrats speculated to run for the 2020 primaries include former vice president Joe Biden, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Kaine, and an Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris
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