5 Big Reasons Tulsi Gabbard Left the Democrats

Just two years after vying to be the Democrat presidential nominee, former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard officially left the party to become an independent, formalizing a breakup that had long been in the making.

Gabbard, who was known as a moderate Democrat from Hawaii during her four terms in the House, shared her decision to quit the party in a series of tweets and a video on Tuesday.