Contact Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii

Tulsi Gabbard sat down in the spin room with Chris Matthews and his panel to discuss her performance at the 5th Democratic debate. Gabbard was pressed on her positions, especially concerning her meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad. Panelist Steve Schmidt pressed Gabbard over the meeting, saying “I thought your performance was dishonest. I think your positions are extreme, and one question I would have for you is why did you go to Syria to meet Bashar Al Assad?”

The Fifth Democratic Debate will be hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten candidates qualified for the debate - Cory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer.

The fourth Democratic debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, just outside of Columbus, featured twelve candidates all sharing the same stage. Most observers paid close attention to how Senator Elizabeth Warren performance now that she is leading in many national polls and she had a fairly strong night. Eyes were also on Bernie Sanders, who is returning to the race after suffering a heart attack on October 1. He had a strong performance and is, at least for now, seeming to move on from his health emergency. Joe Biden had a relatively strong night without any major gaffes, but without any major memorable moment either.