"I started hearing from a lot of people in the media when they said, 'OK, you didn't make the third debate. Are you quitting?'" she said.
Much to the audience's delight, Gabbard then declared, "Hell, no!" Her resounding answer drew cheers from the crowd while she repeated, "Hell, no!"
Gabbard failed to qualify for the next Democratic debate later this month after making the first two debates. She reached the fundraising threshold, but did not meet the Democratic National Committee's polling minimum to qualify.
The Hawaii congresswoman claimed last week that there's "no explanation or transparency around why certain polls are qualifying while other very credible recognized polls are somehow not qualifying."
"Frankly, the DNC has not provided any transparency to voters about how they're making these decisions," Gabbard told CNN.
The DNC required that all polls be conducted by an approved pollster, released between June 28 and August 28, 2019, conducted nationally or in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and/or Nevada, and fit a certain question structure.
The Hindu American congresswoman, back on the campaign trail after 15 days of duty with the Hawaii National Guard, also said on Thursday (Aug. 29) she won't run as an independent if she doesn't win the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Hindu American congresswoman, back on the campaign trail after 15 days of duty with the Hawaii National Guard, also said on Thursday (Aug. 29) she won't run as an independent if she doesn't win the Democratic presidential nomination.
"I've ruled that out,"abbard told CNN during a campaign stop in Iowa.
"I'm going to continue to focus on moving our campaign forward, continuing this grassroots campaign, continuing to deliver our message to the American people."
Gabbard, a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard and the first female combat veteran to run for president, spent about six days in Indonesia and had other duties in Hawaii, with the annual training requirement ending Monday, said Hawaii National Guard spokesman Jeff Hickman.
"And so while some people are telling me, like, 'This is a terrible time to leave the campaign, can't you find a way out of it ?' that's not what this is about," she said.
"I love being able to serve our country in so many ways, including as a soldier," Gabbard said.
In a recent interview with CBS News, Gabbard, gained a reputation as an independent after quitting her position DNC vice chair in 2016 when she felt that DNC leadership was favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, appeared to suggest that there's no circumstance in which she would not support the Democratic nominee.
In a recent interview with CBS News, Gabbard, gained a reputation as an independent after quitting her position DNC vice chair in 2016 when she felt that DNC leadership was favoring Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, appeared to suggest that there's no circumstance in which she would not support the Democratic nominee.
"I am, as are all of the other candidates that I'm aware of running for president, committed to defeating Donald Trump in 2020. I look forward and hope to be able to earn that nomination myself, but if not, then I'll join with others in making sure that that happens," Gabbard said.
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