Ms. Gabbard has recently risen as high as 6 percent in polls of likely voters in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. In a Quinnipiac University poll this month, she was the choice of 6 percent of likely Democratic primary voters in the state, but only 2 percent of liberals. The likelihood of her remaining on the debate stage until next year has raised concerns among some of her rivals, who view her as an unpredictable adversary who can deliver withering attacks. People close to the campaign expect her to try to target Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in this week’s debate. Last month, her efforts to quiz Ms. Warren on her qualifications to be commander-in-chief were aborted after the moderator moved to a commercial break.

Source: New York Times November 18, 2019 23:03 UTC