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Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced she was running for president in 2020 and Twitter had some reactions.
"I know that I have the compassion, the courage and the fearless determination." — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) announced she is forming an exploratory committee for a potential 2020 presidential bid. https://t.co/NJJ51Ut9dq
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) January 16, 2019
Fighting for what she knows
Gillibrand's official announcement shows off what she wants her platform to be.
NEW: It's official. Gillibrand is in for 2020, she tells Colbert.
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) January 15, 2019
HER FIRST LINE: "I’m going to run for president of the United States because as a young mom I am going to fight for other people’s kids as hard as I would fight for my own."
Story: https://t.co/Q5OSCWOWM4
She's a fighter
One user pointed out Gillibrand has been fighting for LBGTQ rights for a while now.
I have no idea who I'm supporting in 2020 (and I doubt I'll know for some time given the number of great candidates), but I want to highlight that Kirsten Gillibrand has been fighting for women and LGBTQ folks in the military when a lot of officials couldn't be bothered.
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) January 16, 2019
Her policies
One user went out of his way to show people what the Senator is going to be running on.
Some key policies Gillibrand 2020 will embrace:
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) January 15, 2019
- Universal paid family leave
- Combating sexual misconduct (military, Congress, forced arbitration)
- Publicly fund elections
- Reducing v. high rates of maternal deaths in childbirth
- End cash bail
- M4Ahttps://t.co/zxU5GMLqSN
