The remark was termed a 'hickenblooper,' but the former Colorado governor insisted that he meant to call into question the assumption that only a man would be at the top of the ticket.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks in lower downtown Denver on March 6, 2019. He is among a growing number of male presidential candidates being asked whether they would commit to naming a female running mate. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Isaac Stanley-Becker Reporter based in the U.K.
Asked by Dana Bash if he would vow to put a woman on his presidential ticket, John Hickenlooper replied, “Of course,” and then said, “How come we’re not asking, more often, the women, ‘Would you be willing to put a man on the ticket?’” #CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/AC7hWtyZ7D I ran @HillaryClinton’s Instagram account for the 2016 campaign & you never saw posts like these from us because:2) There *aren’t* photos like this of HRC b/c she knew there are different rules for men & women running for office pic.twitter.com/bs4EbvIrep
Part of his motivation, he explained, owed to the fact that he “wanted there to be a woman president in 2016. It’s unfortunate that there wasn’t.”
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