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5 reasons why doubts about the electability of the Women Candidates are misguided [View all]
Vox, August 15, 2019
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/8/15/18525308/electability-women-candidates-2020-elizabeth-warren-kamala-harris-amy-klobuchar-kirsten-gillibrand
Women candidates are constantly asked about their electability. Here are 5 reasons that’s misguided.
Summary-
1) Women candidates have a proven track record of winning, flipping the lion’s share of districts Democrats retook in 2018
2) The top 2020 women Democrats have never lost an election
3) There is no data to suggest a woman can’t win the Midwest — or other critical states
4) Voters are more excited about electing a woman
5) Electability is a misleading construct
Detailed argument in the OP.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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