In an email to supporters on Monday night, Gabbard’s campaign excerpted The Hill’s description of her as “the Democratic front-runner to replace Rep. Mazie Hirono.”
But the part of the article that Gabbard’s campaign left out includes a key error that could have led to The Hill giving Gabbard frontrunner status. The newspaper mistakenly describes Gabbard’s Democratic rival Mufi Hannemann as a Republican:
“Gabbard, a Honolulu city councilwoman, is the Democratic front-runner to replace Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), who is running for the Senate. Gabbard could face a tough challenge in the Democratic-leaning district from former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann (R).”
While both Hannemann and Gabbard are running as Democrats, both of them have a history of expressing far more conservative stances on issues like gay rights.
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