Progressive women score big wins in Southern primaries
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)Progressive women dominated a slate of Democratic primaries Tuesday, winning House races in Kentucky and Texas and giving Georgia the first black woman to ever be nominated for governor by a major political party.
The victories underscored some emerging realities of 2018's primary season: Female candidates -- of which Democrats have record numbers in House races -- have fared well. Political veterans' experience, meanwhile, has been a burden. And while Democratic voters have valued candidates' electability, the party's base, energized by opportunities to put checks on President Donald Trump, has shown little interest in centrists.
Tuesday's contests largely resulted in victories by the candidates Democrats had expected to emerge.
In Georgia, former state House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams made history, becoming the first black woman in the nation to clinch a major party's nomination for governor. She beat former state Rep. Stacey Evans, who was backed by moderates.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/democratic-primaries-tuesday-georgia-kentucky-texas-arkansas/index.html
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Abrams is a powerful speaker, if you ever get the chance to hear her. She's a true Democrat & comes with our strongest endorsements.
brer cat
(24,592 posts)I'm so excited for her I can't sleep!
7962
(11,841 posts)Although I dont give either much of a chance, you never know.
But the GOP has to waste a ton of money with a runoff too. Which means we'll see a lot more of those absolutely stupid Kemp ads. Gee, how can he top his current ones?
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)She's a powerful candidate, and based on who endorsed her, she is a unity candidate.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)pecosbob
(7,542 posts)telling us how bad the Dems are for women. They're kind of stuck in that day is night/night is day groove again.
msongs
(67,433 posts)Gothmog
(145,488 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)Cattledog
(5,917 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Tom, let's be honest. The national press has papers to sell. We don't.
We need to always remember: IT'S THE GOALS, STUPID.
One thing I really like about Stacey Abrams is that, while sharing my liberal progressive values and goals, she's always worked well with the Republicans (who vastly outnumber her) to nudge the trajectory of their legislation as she can. And of course she's a major team player with her fellow liberal Democrats.
llmart
(15,550 posts)We need more Democratic women in positions of power in all levels of government. This may be the Year of the Woman.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,402 posts)Thanks for the thread TomCADem
Bayard
(22,128 posts)One of my fervent hopes is to see McConnell ousted.