Then there's even less chance she'd win.
Because without the money and political clout of either the D or R backing you, it's extremely difficult to run a serious campaign.
And if somehow she happened to win the election as an Independent.
It would be basically impossible for Tulsi to get anything done like she promised.
Because both the D's and R's would be united against her, and do everything they could to make sure she was a failure while in office.
Thereby killing any hope Tulsi may of had about getting re-elected for a second term.