Only the Dads Running for President Talked About Their Kids
Though there are multiple mothers among the Democratic candidates, none mentioned her parenthood during the first round of debates.
The 2020 Democratic primary—in which six women and 18 men are currently running—has already been buzzed about as the first election in which multiple mothers will seriously compete for the presidency, a pursuit traditionally undertaken only by fathers. On the debate stage Wednesday and Thursday, however, the Democratic primary field seemed like it was made up of something more like dads and female candidates.
Over two nights of debates, the first for the Democrats in the 2020 race, not one of the mothers running for president mentioned her children. But the dad card was played over and over again.
On Wednesday evening, when the first 10 of 20 Democratic candidates running met onstage in the first primary
