Feminist activist Gloria Steinem says New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities New Year's Eve in Times Square to be largely virtual amid pandemic MORE (D) is "the only male human being" for whom she would vote for president in 2020.

"Mayor de Blasio is among my top four choices for president and the only male human being who is on that list," Steinem said at a news conference on Tuesday, according to the local Patch news site in New York City.

More than 20 Democrats are running for the party's 2020 presidential nomination, including a half-dozen women. Steinem did not name the women for whom she would consider voting.

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De Blasio launched his bid for the nomination earlier this month. He is currently polling at under 1 percent, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, and his favorability scores are among the lowest in the Democratic field.

Steinem, who helped lead the Women's March in protest of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE in 2017, told Yahoo earlier this year that Trump "certainly motivated women [to get into politics] by being terrible about women."