Except that’s not her explanation for why she voted present, lol. She has said nothing about the contents of the articles of impeachment and that has nothing to do with her vote. You’re defending her and you don’t even know why. It’s hard for me to think of a way to prove Vic was right more thoroughly than that.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a 2020 White House hopeful, on Thursday defended her decision to vote “present” on impeaching President Trump, which sparked a wave of backlash from Democrats.Gabbard…
thehill.com
Her explanation was that because the process was partisan she wouldn’t vote for the articles even though she thinks he is guilty. This means she has outsourced her vote to Republicans - so long as they remain partisan she won’t vote to convict.
It’s hard to think of a position less principled and more cowardly than that.