warren sparring over questions of gender and electability warren now confirming a cnn report that sanders once told her that he didn t think a woman could win the white house. bernie and i met for more than two hours in december 2018 to discuss the 2020 election, our past work together and our shared goals, warren said in a statement to nbc news among the topics that came up was what would happen if democrats nominated a female candidate. i thought a woman could win. he disagreed sanders fiercely denies that, blasting the report as ludicrous and sad. his campaign going further, calling warren s account a lie. they clearly have different recollections about this senator sanders never said a woman could not win the race in 2020 hillary clinton beat trump by 3 million votes. how can you say a woman couldn t win for the presidency reporter: sanders and warren set to share a stage at tonight s democratic debate in des moines, the final face-to-face encounter for the candidates before th