Tulsi Gabbard Returns to Debate Stage as Tom Steyer Makes First Appearance

Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) speaks during the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) returned to the Democratic 2020 debate stage on Oct. 15 after missing the September debate.

Gabbard, an outsider candidate, narrowly missed qualifying for last month’s debate, as did billionaire Tom Steyer. Both needed at least one more poll showing 2 percent or higher from a pollster that was counted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).