Democratic presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper on Friday attempted to explain his seemingly tone-deaf comment wondering why his rival female candidates weren’t asked whether they’d pick a man for their ticket. The former Colorado governor made headlines on Wednesday when he was asked during a CNN town hall whether he would select a woman as his running mate. “Of course,” Hickenlooper answered, then asked why women candidates weren’t being asked if they’d put a man on the ticket. He tried to clarify his point Friday on “CBS This Morning.”“What I was trying to say, however inartfully ... that the question itself in some way discounts the probability that a woman will actually get the nomination, and this is such a diverse and powerful field of candidates,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons I’m proud to be a Democrat.”

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 14:48 UTC