SARA BURNETT
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The 2020 Democratic presidential primary drew a record six female candidates to the field. But with just less than three months until voting starts, only one has risen to the top tier.
Is it sexism or just politics?
That's the debate that erupted Monday as one of those candidates, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, publicly complained about gender bias in the race, saying voters and the media were giving rival Pete Buttigieg, a small-town mayor, more support and attention because he's a man. A woman with a similar resume, Klobuchar argued, wouldn't be taken seriously enough to make the debate stage.
The comment seemed to touch a nerve in an election where gender politics is never far from the surface. Many in the party believe Hillary Clinton was a vic
