Gender
A Presidential Mother’s Day Word Cloud
What words do presidents use as they honor women each year in presidential proclamations?
Read MoreDemocrats Hit the Wall Again in South Carolina Special Election
The Democratic Party’s longest U.S. House pick-up drought in the nation extended to 48 consecutive losses in South Carolina Tuesday, where the party has failed to gain a seat for a quarter-century.
Read MoreColbert Busch: Making History in South Carolina?
Colbert Busch could become the sixth woman elected to Congress from South Carolina – but the first without political ties by marriage or birth.
Read MoreWho’s #1 (Part II)? The Media’s 2016 Democratic Field
Hillary and Joe are ranked 1-2 in eight of 11 outlets under analysis with Andrew Cuomo solidly in third.
Read MoreAnd the Most Notable First Lady Is…Laura Bush?
Laura Bush receives a 29 percent longer write-up than any other First Lady on the White House website’s official bio pages.
Read MoreWestern Women: Regional Gender Disparities in Congressional Representation
Women have been elected to the U.S. House from western states at 2.5 times the rate as the rest of the country over the last century, with the region electing nearly 1/3 of all female-held seats with just 1/7 of all House seats.
Read MoreWomen Reelected to US Senate at Same Rate as Men
A study of more than 325 sitting U.S. Senators on the ballot since 1990 finds women have been reelected at exactly same rate as men – 87 percent.
Read MoreNew Hampshire to Become 1st State with an All-Female DC Delegation
Democratic pick-ups by Carol Shea-Porter and Ann Kuster in the Granite State’s two U.S. House districts gives New Hampshire the nation’s first ever all-female D.C. delegation.
Read MoreWill Christie Vilsack Make History for Iowa Women?
Iowa would become the 45th state in the nation to elect a woman to the U.S. House if Vilsack defeats Steve King in November.
Read MoreAnn Romney and the Politics of Family
Only one other national convention speech by a presidential nominee’s wife in history has incorporated as many family unit buzzwords as Ann Romney Tuesday evening (Hillary Clinton, 1996).
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