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Kirsten Gillibrand Targets Biden’s Views on Women

The senator from New York tried to paint the former vice president as regressive, tapping into bigger questions about the Democratic Party’s identity heading into 2020.
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Kirsten Gillibrand knew her moment had arrived. The CNN moderators of tonight’s Democratic presidential debate had asked a question about fining companies that don’t fix pay inequities between men and women. When it was her turn to answer, the senator from New York turned to former Vice President Joe

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