resulted in the selection of geraldine ferraro as his running mate. it didn't work out as we anticipated because people vote for the top of the ticket, not the vice president. it did energize women and women were very mobilize around that election. it didn't make a difference in the outcome. host: how long did it take the republican party to react to the gains the democratic party was seeing with the gender gap? guest: they really started focusing on the gender gap almost immediately in trying to figure out ways in which they could chip away at that advantage. you certainly saw, most clearly, when george w. bush ran. there was a whole campaign about the w stands for women and working to mobilize women voters. the challenge is, the reason that they are supporting democratic candidates has to do really with issues on the party. women tend to feel more economically vulnerable. they make less money than men. they have less money saved for retirement. they feel more employment is secure for men and they see the government as a social safety net. they see t

at a news conference later this afternoon in southern california geraldine ferraro newsom will outlineornia how we move forward with the drives as we mentioned as it becomes endemic. something that we deal with on a regular basis. the governor says, quote, we cannot predict the future so we have to remain flexible and adaptable as we prepare for it. in an exclusive interview he told our damian trujillo they will spot new surges and virus variants and will continue an emphasis on vaccination and booster shots as well as a plan for public schools. ucsf infectious downexpert dr. gandhi says california is ready to treat california as endemic with a 73% vaccination rate and truckloads of game-changing therapeutics now arriving at hospitals. >> many countries have just dropped the mask mandates and vaccine mandates and passports and others are sticking with it so i don't know what california will do. once we get enough immunity we'll manage this as other respiratory pathogens. >> you'll recall yesterday the state lifted its indoor mask mandate for those who are vaccinated. all the bay-area c

resulted in the selection of geraldine ferraro as his running mate.ork out as we anticipated because people vote for the top of the ticket, not the vice president. it did energize women and women were very mobilize around that election. it didn't make a difference in the outcome. host: how long did it take the republican party to react to the gains the democratic party was seeing with the gender gap? guest: they really started focusing on the gender gap almost immediately in trying to figure out ways in which they could chip away at that advantage. you certainly saw, most clearly, when george w. bush ran. there was a whole campaign about the w stands for women and working to mobilize women voters. the challenge is, the reason that they are supporting democratic candidates has to do really with issues on the party. women tend to feel more economically vulnerable. they make less money than men. they have less money saved for retirement. they feel more employment is secure for men and they see the government as a social safety net. they see themselves po