'Not one woman got that kind of coverage': Beto backlash begins [View all]

[DonViejo]

Many Democrats see a double standard in the fanfare surrounding O’Rourke’s 2020 campaign launch.

By NATASHA KORECKI 03/15/2019 12:18 PM EDT Updated 03/15/2019 11:00 PM EDT

Since announcing her 2020 run, Elizabeth Warren has dispensed three major policy proposals, held 30 campaign events and visited nearly a dozen states.

Since announcing his 2020 run, Beto O’Rourke has made one visit to Iowa, where he vaguely outlined his positions, including from atop a cafe counter.

Guess who’s getting the star treatment.

The breathless, sweeps-like cable television coverage that greeted the former Texas congressman’s first campaign events stunned and frustrated many Democratic operatives — particularly women — who viewed it as an example of the double standard at work in the historically diverse presidential field.

To them, O’Rourke, a white, male candidate had already been ordained the next sensation, his entry into the race greased by live television shots and O’Rourke-centric panels.

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