On March 13, Conor Lamb delighted most Democrats with his apparent upset win in the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. But one of Lamb’s campaign promises had raised eyebrows: The candidate openly endorsed replacing Nancy Pelosi as leader of the House Democrats, perhaps because she has long been […] Read more »
The Wave Of Female Candidates Is Set For A Wave Of Losses, Come November
… An NPR analysis shows that the influx of women candidates, beyond being heavily Democratic, features a glut of Democratic women running in races currently considered to be easy Republican wins. In total, 49 percent of the Democratic women running for the House, Senate, and governor, not including incumbents, are […] Read more »
White Evangelical Women, Core Supporters of Trump, Begin Tiptoeing Away
… While the men in the pulpits of evangelical churches remain among Mr. Trump’s most stalwart supporters, some of the women in the pews may be having second thoughts. As the White House fights to silence a pornographic actress claiming an affair with Mr. Trump, and a jailed Belarusian escort […] Read more »
Majority says #MeToo movement has helped address gender inequality
A majority of adults in the U.S. believe that the spotlight on sexual assault and harassment has helped address gender inequality, according to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll. CONT. Rebecca Shabad & Stephanie Perry, NBC News Read more »
A new poll shows how younger women could help drive a Democratic wave in 2018
Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, women’s political activism appears to be on the rise. The Women’s March and related protests were one example. Another is the record number of women running for political office. Organizations that have long sponsored candidate training for women report an explosion of interest. Now, […] Read more »
Women and young voters will decide the 2018 elections. If they actually vote.
President Trump continues to define the political conversation of the country with Twitter blasts, public statements and often alarming reports of his behind-the-scenes behavior and moods. But two groups of voters — women and young people — will define the politics of this year, and probably 2020 as well. These […] Read more »