Voters gave Trump a 9-point edge when asked to predict the outcome if 'the Democratic nominee is a woman.'
A new poll has found that the majority of voters don't think a woman can beat President Donald Trump in 2020.
Still, respondents said they would vote for a female candidate and 58 percent said that"the increase in female candidates has been a good thing for the country." The results make it appear that voters are worried more about electability than their own views on candidates, said Lauren Leader, co-founder and CEO of All In Together, to Newsweek.
The electability narrative, said Leader, has been one spun by the media and then perpetuated in an echo chamber amongst politically-active voters. But, she said,"It is problematic to vet for a candidate based on their ability to be a safe bet. What enabled the Democrats to win such a huge victory in [the 2018] midterms will be critical to winning in 2020. There was a record turnout of young, female and minority voters.
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