Why being the underdog can be a good thing, with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

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🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On this special episode of Girlboss Radio, we’re joined by Hawaii representative and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard is the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, and the first-ever Samoan-American, as well as Hindu, member of Congress. She has an extensive background in both politics and the military, having served in the Hawaii Army National Guard since 2003 and serving four terms in Congress. Now, she’s a Democratic presidential candidate for the 2020 election. Tune in to this episode to hear Rep. Gabbard chat with Sophia Amoruso about why she decided to enlist in the military, how she got over her introverted tendencies, and what issues she hopes to tackle if elected to the presidency. Plus, hear Gabbard explain how her underdog mentality got her through her first political campaign—and why she thinks it’s a winning strategy moving forward. To find out more about Rep.Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign, go to: https://www.tulsi2020.com/ To keep up with the representative on Twitter, follow her at: https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard Have feedback on the show? Email us at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sophia Amruzzo, founder and CEO of Girl Boss, and this is Girl Boss Radio.
0:12.0	The show for and about ambitious women. And this is Girl Boss Radio.
0:12.9	The show for and about ambitious women,
0:15.3	exploring the wins, losses, and insights learned
0:18.8	on the winding road to success.
0:33.6	And as you probably already know, at least I hope you do, we are in the middle of a very very important election cycle and there's a handful of women running for office on girl bus radio we
0:38.8	want you to hear from each of them and earlier this year we had Senator
0:42.0	Kirsten-Jiller brand of New York come on the show
0:44.4	to talk to us about her platform.
0:47.0	She's since dropped out of the race, but we thought it was important to invite her and other
0:50.7	women running for the presidency to come on Girl Bus Radio to talk to us.
0:55.1	Which brings me to today's guest.
0:57.1	Up ahead you'll hear my chat with Representative Tulli Gabbard, a four-term Congresswoman
1:01.6	representing Hawaii's second district.
1:04.3	She is the first female combat veteran to ever run for the U.S. presidency and is one of the first two
1:10.7	female combat veterans elected to Congress.
1:13.6	She's currently a major in the Army National Guard
1:16.2	and has been deployed twice to the Middle East.
1:19.0	During our conversation, Representative Gabard and I
1:21.5	covered everything from how she grew up in Hawaii.
1:24.0	We talk about how 9-11 changed her career path and inspired her to serve our country.
1:29.0	Here's a little bit of what she shared during our chat.
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