Colorado Springs | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard took the stage at the Beckett Event Center on Wednesday night as her opponents in seeking the Democratic nomination for president prepared to take a national stage for a debate in Nevada. The congresswoman from Hawaii did not qualify for the Las Vegas debate. If she was disappointed, however, it didn’t show because Gabbard dismissed the event as a political reality television show and spoke of attempts to unify — rather than divide — the country. “I’m here to help us all remember that, as we’ve seen throughout our country’s history, we are the ones who can bridge that divide,” Gabbard said. Her base in Colorado Springs also dismissed her absence in the debate and remained optimistic at her chances of earning the Democratic nomination, despite her recent poll numbers and fundraising reports.