--- title: DNC Vice Chair Quits to Endorse Bernie Sanders description: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard endorsed Bernie Sanders for president and resigned from her post as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. canonical: https://time.com/4240323/tulsi-gabbard-bernie-sanders-dnc/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-28T18:03:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:22.411Z article:section: Politics og:title: DNC Vice Chair Quits to Endorse Bernie Sanders og:description: Rep. 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Tulsi Gabbard served in Iraq as an Army National Guard major twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt58f2067e9e8ae13b/69887f68196cf4561003a872/tulsi-gabbard-bernie-sanders.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # DNC Vice Chair Quits to Endorse Bernie Sanders ## Video: Hillary Clinton Wins South Carolina Primary [Watch (HLS stream): Hillary Clinton Wins South Carolina Primary](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mjAE7zf2.m3u8) (0:28)  _Published 2016-02-28_  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 28, 2016 6:03 PM UTC  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during a news conference on Nov. 18, 2015. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during a news conference on Nov. 18, 2015.Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call,Inc.  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Feb 28, 2016 6:03 PM UTC Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [endorsed Bernie Sanders for president](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/congresswoman-endorses-bernie-sanders-steps-down-dnc-n527481) on Sunday and resigned from her post as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. The [lawmaker](http://gabbard.house.gov/), who served in Iraq as an Army National Guard major, made the announcement on NBC’s _Meet the Press._ “I think it’s most important for us, as we look at our choices as to who our next commander in chief will be, is to recognize the necessity to have a commander in chief who has foresight, who exercises good judgment,” Gabbard said. “As a veteran, as a soldier, I’ve seen firsthand the true cost of war,” she added. Gabbard’s endorsement comes one day after [Hillary Clinton’s decisive win](http://time.com/4239405/south-carolina-primary-results-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/?19&xid=homepage) against Sanders in South Carolina and before nearly a dozen states vote Tuesday. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4240323/tulsi-gabbard-bernie-sanders-dnc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4240323/tulsi-gabbard-bernie-sanders-dnc/"},"headline":"DNC Vice Chair Quits to Endorse Bernie Sanders","datePublished":"2016-02-28T18:03:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:49:22.411Z","description":"Rep. 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