Where Are All the Republican Women?

[David_42]

Great question.
Where Are All the Republican Women?

So far this year, Republicans have nominated women in just 26 of the 308 congressional districts that have held primaries. That’s a mere 8 percent—and it’s in line with the current makeup of the House Republican Conference, which is 91 percent male and 9 percent female.

During the past decade, that disparity has actually grown wider, as wave elections swept out a number of established Republican members of Congress (in 2006, 2008 and 2012), and swept in a lot of new ones (in 2010 and 2014). Since 2006, the proportion of women in the House GOP caucus has dropped from 11 percent to just 9 percent today. Although there are now 247 Republicans in the House, up from 229 a decade ago, there are fewer women: 22, down from 25.

Over the same period, Democratic women took advantage of these electoral shifts, replacing men from their party’s old boys’ network with women backed by EMILY’s List and other advocacy groups seeking to increase women’s representation in office. From 2006 to today, women grew from 21 percent of the House Democratic Caucus to 33 percent. And the party isn’t about to let anyone forget it: Their new class was on display in full force when the House’s Democratic women gathered on stage behind Nancy Pelosi during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

And, thanks in part to Michigan’s Miller, the number of Republican women in the House may very well decline again. Of the 22 Republican women in Congress, two—Miller and Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis—are not running for reelection this year. Another, Renee Ellmers of North Carolina, lost a primary in which redistricting pitted her against a fellow Republican incumbent. Still others—including Barbara Comstock of Virginia, Mia Love of Utah, Martha McSally of Arizona and Elise Stefanik of New York—face tough general election campaigns.

This growing disparity, with Democrats electing ever more women and Republicans ever fewer, repeats at every level of government: U.S. Senate, statewide offices, upper and lower state legislatures, and municipalities. (The Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University maintains useful records on this.) What that means is that there’s no sign the GOP’s current woman problem is going to get any better any time soon. Quite the opposite: The pipeline is dry and getting drier, all the way down.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

They decided to identify as women and the left thought they were crazy.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The majority of them will either vote for HRC or not vote.

 

[Indeependent]

The majority of them will either vote for HRC or not vote.

Uh, no.

Now JS will click the smiley icon.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The majority of them will either vote for HRC or not vote.

Uh, no.

Now JS will click the smiley icon.

Uh, yes. Now I will click my icon.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Why Some Republican Women Are Voting for Hillary Clinton They hate Donald Trump’s misogyny. They like that the left can’t stand her. And maybe a few have warmed up to Hillary Clinton herself. By Michelle Goldberg Why Some Republican Women Are Voting for Hillary Clinton

 

[Fair&Balanced]

Jake spreading lies again.


Jake name ONE thing that Trump has done that leads you to believe he hates women

 

[occupied]

Why Some Republican Women Are Voting for Hillary Clinton They hate Donald Trump’s misogyny. They like that the left can’t stand her. And maybe a few have warmed up to Hillary Clinton herself. By Michelle Goldberg Why Some Republican Women Are Voting for Hillary Clinton

I feel that so many republican women will secretly vote for Hillary that it will fuel allegations of cheating.

 

[the_human_being]

Most of them are feminine unlike the Liberals and tend to mind their own business. They are part of the silent majority. You will hear from them in November and from the rest of us whom have never been polled.

 

[RodISHI]

The majority of them will either vote for HRC or not vote.

Speak for yourself and those 'corn babies' you hang with Jakey.

 

[Asclepias]

Jake spreading lies again.


Jake name ONE thing that Trump has done that leads you to believe he hates women

He wanted to have sex with his daughter. Sure sign of a man that believes women are his property.

 

[Fair&Balanced]

Jake spreading lies again.


Jake name ONE thing that Trump has done that leads you to believe he hates women

He wanted to have sex with his daughter. Sure sign of a man that believes women are his property.

LOL I don't care about your stupid made up BS negro. Post some facts.

 

[Asclepias]

Jake spreading lies again.


Jake name ONE thing that Trump has done that leads you to believe he hates women

He wanted to have sex with his daughter. Sure sign of a man that believes women are his property.

LOL I don't care about your stupid made up BS negro. Post some facts.

If you didnt care you wouldnt ask me to post some facts cave gibbon.

 

[whoisit]

He says stupid shit like most of us but he never said he wanted to havd sex with his daughter. More lib half truths and plain out lies.

Conservative women have been silenced by major media and their muslim and other special interest groups allies .

 

[Asclepias]

He says stupid shit like most of us but he never said he wanted to havd sex with his daughter. More lib half truths and plain out lies.

Conservative women have been silenced by major media and their muslim and other special interest groups allies .

Only stupid people constantly say stupid shit. This isnt the first time Drumpf has made inappropriate comments regarding women or his daughter.

 

[whoisit]

He says stupid shit like most of us but he never said he wanted to havd sex with his daughter. More lib half truths and plain out lies.

Conservative women have been silenced by major media and their muslim and other special interest groups allies .

Only stupid people constantly say stupid shit. This isnt the first time Drumpf has made inappropriate comments regarding women or his daughter.

 

[whoisit]

I don't give a crap what trump or anyone says, I haven't voted since March 2003 when the bastards sent my son to Iraq. And every year of voting has caused more restrictions and abuse . I am not hopeful just venting is all.

I did write in Alan Keys once and Tom Tancredo once but that was over a decade ago.

 

[Meathead]

Only stupid people constantly say stupid shit.

At least we agree on something. Now, tell us again about African jungle bunny civilizations.

 

[Anathema]

Great question.
Where Are All the Republican Women?

At home. In the kitchen. Making dinner. Where they belong.

 

[Asclepias]

Only stupid people constantly say stupid shit.

At least we agree on something. Now, tell us again about African jungle bunny civilizations.

We both agree you constantly say stupid shit. Its like believing in cave chimp history.