https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/15/beto-orourke-backlash-women-1223073

(Via @NickKristof retweeting @Amy_Siskind)

«Since announcing her 2020 run, Elizabeth Warren has dispensed three major policy proposals, held 30 campaign events and visited nearly a dozen states.

Since announcing his 2020 run, Beto O’Rourke has made one visit to Iowa, where he vaguely outlined his positions, including from atop a cafe counter.

Guess who’s getting the star treatment.

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“A woman could never say ‘I was born to do this.’ But you know what? I think that some women were, and it pains me that a woman couldn’t get away with saying that,” Sefl said.

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Even so, some Democratic operatives said, women are not only treated differently by the media as a whole, they face an inherent, entrenched sexism from voters. [Why else would Joe Biden be #2 in polls behind Sanders? — John L.]»