While interviewing presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell asked her why the white male 2020 Democratic candidates are so far polling better than the many women who are also running.
“Just looking at the polls, and early polls are misleading, obviously, but right now Bernie Sanders first in New Hampshire — in a new poll today — Pete Buttigieg moving up. Joe Biden has name recognition, those are the top three,” Mitchell said.
“Why do you think white, male candidates are doing better than any of the women candidates,” she followed-up.
“Well I don’t know,” Gillibrand replied, who did not appear in MSNBC’s graphic of the poll. “But this is a marathon and not a sprint. And I know that I have a vision for this country and the experience to actually get it done and a plan to get it done.”
.@mitchellreports asks @SenGillibrand: Why are the white male candidates doing better than the women? pic.twitter.com/2AR6ZtK24s
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According to a Monmouth University Poll released on Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden leads the crowded field despite not having officially announced his campaign yet.
Biden sits at 27%, Sen. Bernie Sanders is second at 20%, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg is third at 8%. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is the woman at the top, who is also at 8%, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is sitting at 6%.
