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Record Number of Women Already Running for the 2020 Democratic Nomination

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There’s a record gender divide in voting patterns, a record number of Democratic women in the new Congress, and now a record number of female contenders in the Democratic presidential field.

On this politics day edition of River to River, analyists Dave Andersen and Jonathan Hassid of Iowa State University join host Ben Kieffer for a look at the batch of contenders vying to representing the Democratic party in the 2020 presidential race. 

But first, updates on the government shutdown as it surpases the one-month mark and new developments in the Russia probe. 

Katelyn Harrop is a producer for IPR's River to River and Talk of Iowa
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River