That's precisely the reason she won't win. The powers that be in the Democratic party don't like Gabbard at all, so she's barely getting any publicity. I mean, the powers that be in the Republican party didn't like Trump at all in 2016, but they seem to run a much looser ship in the RNC than in the DNC. Also, most of the media isn't in collusion with the RNC.
Also also, she's actually pro freedom of speech, so the antifa nutjobs don't like her either. And of course Bob the Blob hates her, but he's in a category all by himself.