How do other women not see that “I’ll pick a woman for my VP” is an insult to all of us? Saying you’ll choose “a woman” instead of naming a specific woman is wildly patronizing. There’s simply no doubt that there are plenty of women qualified to be vice president. Mondale was accused of trying to hoodwink women into voting for the Democratic ticket, which lost 49 states — winning only Mondale’s home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. Abrams or another former primary rival, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.), both could further boost the African American vote for Biden.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2020 16:56 UTC