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In contrast, Dacey argued that Democrats did not expect to win the Senate, but that the House victory marked a significant change in the political landscape surrounding the Trump administration. She also emphasized the impact Democratic political success will have on the state level, fundamentally altering the electoral map for the 2020 presidential election. “That will have a significant impact on building a national campaign.” “I don’t underestimate how difficult it will be to run against Donald Trump, but I think these victories and winning in some of these places will have an impact on the map in 2020. Fellow Democrat Teresa Kumar cited high voter turnout as predictive of future Democratic success, especially among young voters. “This was the highest midterm participation in over a hundred years.” Republicans, on the other hand, rejected the idea that Democrats’ gains in the midterms were a barometer for the 2020 election, pointing to notable differences between midterm and presidential elections. “Midterm elections are much more about tactics,” Myers said. He knows how to tell a story, and he will, by the way, use the Democrat House as his foil.” Though Myers is Republican, she said her party has a problem when it comes to women. “I think that is a place that perhaps the Trump administration has not done as well as they could have done.” Democrats on the panel said they were heartened by their party’s embrace of female candidates. Schriock, who arrived late, said she believes the first female president will be elected within her lifetime. “I don’t know if it’s going to happen in 2020 or '24 or '28, but it is coming in our lifetimes, we’re going to see it,” she said.

A record number of women are running for the U.S. House, Senate and state legislatures this year – more than any other election in U.S. history. But in the two years before the 2018 midterm election, amid marches for women’s rights and the growing #MeToo movement, something shifted in a field that has historically paved an easier path for men: “Women are running whether or not Democrats and Republicans invite them to,” said Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, a political science professor at the University of Southern California. “It’s a sea change.” A record 3,379 women have won nomination for state legislatures across the country, breaking 2016’s record of 2,649, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. And 235 women won nominations in U.S. House races, breaking the previous 2016 record of 167. Twenty-two women won major-party nominations for U.S. Senate, breaking the record of 18 set in 2012. According to David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report – a nonpartisan group that analyzes campaigns and elections – women have won 43 percent of Democratic House primary races, and Republican women have won 13 percent of their party’s primaries. 26 for representation of women in the state legislature (25 percent) compared with the proportion of women in the state (50 percent). Hill, a law professor, had accused Thomas of sexual harassment. She’s expected to become the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts; no Republican candidate is running against her. “We’re not going to see 240 years of women’s underrepresentation in politics end in one election cycle,” Walsh said.

Democrat Sharice Davids is hosting a panel Saturday about curbing the influence of special interest dollars in politics. Her candidacy has also benefited from nearly $990,000 in spending from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and nearly $350,000 in spending from the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund. None of her primary opponents benefited from similar outside spending, and Women Vote! At the same time, Davids is making ending the influence of money and politics a big campaign theme. Davids Friday did not directly address the role money has had in boosting her candidacy, but said in a statement that the “problem right now is that special interests like Wall Street and insurance companies have far too much power over politicians.” Saturday, she’ll host the panel decrying big money in politics. “There is absolutely too much money in our political system, but there is only one candidate in this race who is working to fix it and that’s Sharice,” Muller said in a statement. Outside groups have spent more than $6 million in the race. Davids’ quest to curb the influence of money in politics is ironic given the role outside spending had in boosting her during the primary, said Kelly Kultala, who managed Democratic rival Sylvia Williams’ unsuccessful campaign for the nomination. It’s literally corruption by design.” Yoder, who has consistently voted against legislation that would require greater disclosure of political spending, has also benefited from significant outside money in the race. Davids’ campaign said in a release promoting the Saturday event that the bulk of the money she has raised has been from small donors with an average donation of $35 during the period.

The “nightmare” was a Senate Ethics Committee investigation that found Mr Packwood had been sexually harassing subordinates since the 1960s. Republicans remain devoted to President Donald Trump, who has been recorded boasting about sexual assault and whom at least 19 women have accused of sexual misconduct. Since Mr Trump’s election, more than 42,000 have. Half the Democrats’ first-time House candidates this year are women, up from 27% in 2016 (and far higher than the Republican share of less than 20%). The 2016 gender gap of 24 points (women supported Hillary Clinton by 13; men went for Mr Trump by 11) was already the largest on record. Women favour Democrats by 21; men favour Republicans by 3. That is not entirely due to sexual harassment, of course. Mr Trump has loudly defended multiple men accused of sexual misconduct, including Mr Moore; Rob Porter, one of his aides accused of spousal abuse; and Bill O’Reilly, who left Fox News amid sexual-harassment claims. Mr Trump has defended Mr Kavanaugh and cast doubt on his accusers. Withdrawing Mr Kavanaugh would mean admitting that historical accusations of sexual assault can be disqualifying, which leads back to the president.

The Harvard Institute of Politics announced its new slate of fall fellows in a video the organization tweeted on Monday. The five resident fellows, who remain on campus for the duration of the semester, come from a variety of backgrounds, including journalism and public office. They include: Journalist Margaret Talev, a senior White House correspondent for Bloomberg and a CNN political analyst, who served as president of the White House Correspondents Association; Amy Dacey, former CEO of the Democratic National Committee and former executive director of Emily’s List; activist Brittany Packnett, the vice president of national community alliances for Teach for America and cofounder of Campaign Zero, which is focused on solutions to ending police violence, according to the organization’s website. Retired politician Joseph J. Heck is the only former congressman among this year’s fellows. A physician and former US representative for Nevada’s third district, Heck was also a brigadier general in the US Army. John Noonan, currently a senior defense adviser for Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark. ), previously advised 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush on issues of national security and served as a defense policy adviser to Mitt Romney during Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. All three visiting fellows this fall are current or former mayors: Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles; Mitchell “Mitch” Landrieu of New Orleans; and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. They will co-lead a study group on Politics, Potholes, and Public Service, according to the Institute’s website. Kaya Williams can be reached at kaya.williams@globe.com.

The list of nominees is one to watch in the coming years. EMILY's List, the political group that supports pro-choice, Democratic women running for office — and one of the most powerful forces in the party, has nominated six women in state and local office for its annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award. The lawmakers hail from across the US — from Washington state to Boston, and they embody a diverse array of young, ambitious talent in a year when the Democratic Party has seen an unprecedented surge in women running for office. The nominees will benefit from the added national exposure and access to EMILY's List donors and consultants. Foxx "walks in a room and people take notice," Prado said. A strong advocate for mental health care and women's rights, Colorado state representative Faith Winter recently teamed up with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, to advocate for the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, a federal paid family leave proposal reintroduced by Gillibrand last year. Prado said. Reeves, who faced significant adversity as a child growing up in poverty, calls herself "a product of the American Dream." The daughter of immigrants herself, Romero was the first Latina elected to the council. State Rep. Cora Faith Walker is a former health care lawyer who has advocated for early childhood education and criminal-justice reform in Missouri.