309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. Thats a Record.

[babylonsister]

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/309-women-are-now-running-for-congress-thats-a-record/

309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. That’s a Record.
And that number keeps growing.

Kara Voght
Apr. 5, 2018 5:25 PM


A record-setting number of women are running for seats in the US House of Representatives, a new analysis by the Associated Press finds. The 309 women who so far are seeking House seats this year breaks the previous record of 298, set during the 2012 election cycle. The number is expected to grow even higher, as candidate filing deadlines have not yet passed in more than half of states.

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According to the AP, which used data compiled by the Center for Women and American Politics, most of the women candidates are Democrats—one of many ways in which women’s participation in Democratic politics has surged in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s election and the #MeToo movement. Democratic women candidates in 2018 thus far outnumber their Republican counterparts more than 3-to-1, the highest ratio for any congressional election year dating back to 1992.

The increase in women candidates, however, probably won’t lead to gender equality in Congress’ lower chamber. Just 19 percent of House seats are currently occupied by women, and some high-profile contenders—such as Marie Newman, a Bernie Sanders-backed candidate who challenged Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), a conservative incumbent Democrat—have already lost their primary battles. Men still vastly outnumber the women seeking office.

Record numbers of women are running for other political offices, as well. The AP notes that 40 women have declared their candidacies in gubernatorial races, which beats a previous record of 34 set in 1999.

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...for visibility...

and support.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Awesomesauce.......

There is hope for Democratic women. They are not going to take shit anymore for men who all they want to do is REGULATE and CONTROL them with impunity when it comes to Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Workplace right, and Reproductive rights.

Republican women on the other hand, why they continue to be Republicans when their party strives to keep them down at all costs, continues to baffle me.

[NightWatcher]

3. Bout damn time, Ladies. We guys have had a shot and failed, y'all TAKE the keys.

Fix it!

[NCTraveler]

4. K&R nt

[Stuart G]

5. k and r...thanks for posting....

[RandomAccess]

6. Mind boggling and WONDERFUL

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. So thrilled about this!!

[Blue Streak Science]

8. Mary Barzee Flores for Congress!

If you live in South Florida I urge you to support Mary Barzee Flores to flip the FL-27th district blue. https://marybarzeeflores.com/

[Hekate]

9. KnR

[spanone]

10. YES!!!! K&R

[flibbitygiblets]

11. Oddly, we can probably thank Tronald J. Dump for this. But hey, necessity is the mother

of invention. It's long past time, and not only are women highly motivated, but 3:1 Dem rate--woohoo!

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. Bloody encouraging, if you ask me.

I am not trying to be glib, sarcastic or facetious here, but I think that female candidates could posit this rejoinder to a question about their ability to do the job: "In the ridiculous hypothetical that women had no other argument, we would ask you - how much worse we could do?"

Honestly. The overwhelming majority of decision-makers over millennia have been men. Do you feel good about where that's led us? I know that no serious campaign could include the above and survive, but it's fodder for conversation, I think.

Clearly, there are hideous people within that gender, as well, but I can't think of a good reason to not get the others the chance to try.

[Honeycombe8]

13. Yay! Make sure women are blocked from serving on committees, anymore! nt

[Highway61]

14. That is wonderful

n/t

[BigmanPigman]

15. When we are sitting in 51% of the seats, then I will celebrate.

That is the percentage of females in the US. Women ARE the majority but treated like third class citizens.

[StevieM]

22. I wonder how many of them are running in the districts that are safely Republican?

In other words, how many of them are actually running in the competitive races?

As long as there are incumbents it will take time to nudge that number upwards. However, maybe we can start approaching the day when half the Democrats in congress are women.

[panader0]

16. Recommended

I believe more women in Congress will have a very positive effect.

[47of74]

17. Including IA-1.

I’m hoping Abby can send Rod Blum (R-Branch Trumpvidian) packing. If nothing else she’s not the type who will get upset if someone doesn’t genuflect before speaking the President’s name, even if said President is a Democrat.

[mountain grammy]

18. This hasn't been kicked enough!

[mopinko]

19. my sister is running. women down ballot are stoking the wave.

the dupage dems have fielded candidates for every seat on the ballot, something that hasnt happened since





never. since never.

those down ticket races are gonna carry a lot of dems on their shoulders.


(more at my sig link.)

[a kennedy]

20. and Im assuming theyre all Democrats right???

[StevieM]

21. It says about 3/4, or 75 percent, are Democrats. (eom)