Good gawd. O’Rourke was asked a simple question by a (lovely progressive) man, and he hemmed and hawed like he was asked to outlaw gay marriage.
How about an enthusiastic, “Yes! There are so many capable, smart, devoted public servants who are female candidates running for PRESIDENT right now, I’m sure one of them would be an amazing running-mate if I have the good fortune of being the Democratic front-runner.”
See how easy that would have been, Beto? Pull your entitled head out and try harder.